Treatment kyphosis in Ein Bokek (Dead Sea)

Physiological or pathological curvature of the spine in the anteroposterior plane against the background of genetic susceptibility, trauma, diseases, stable abnormal posture. Functional and youthful kyphosis is amenable to conservative treatment, surgical treatment is indicated with a curvature of more than 75 °. Congenital kyphosis is poorly amenable to treatment with massage, exercise therapy, a corset or physiotherapy, surgery is recommended in children. Paralytic kyphosis is amenable to conservative treatment, the operation is indicated for severe pain syndrome and / or functional disorders of the chest organs. Kyphosis, developed as a result of injuries, is often accompanied by neurological disorders and requires surgical treatment. Degenerative kyphosis is treated in most cases conservatively.