Spinal Development in Children: The spinal system is a system that sustains our body thanks to the muscles that are in constant communication with each other. Its main structure consists of the bony skeleton, the joints that give them mobility, and the muscles that produce power. The first 10 years are the period when the foundations are laid for this structure to be healthy and durable. If there is no hereditary disease, diet is important and this period is common in all children. Rickets is the most common problem due to insufficient calcium and vitamin D intake.
In girls, unlike boys, after the 9th and 10th years, the bones begin to lengthen, the bone mass increases and the muscles begin to thicken with the effect of hormones. This rapid growth period continues until the age of 14-15 on average, and during this period, severe joint and bone pain can be seen. Sometimes, it may be necessary to use medication due to back and long bone pain, especially at night. However, they are nothing to be afraid of. The rapid growth in height in this period can cause posture and sitting disorders and sometimes permanent deformities. In the prevention of this situation, regular sports play a protective role and regulate the spine system. Sometimes, along with the enlargement of the breasts and the sense of shame, there may also be a tendency to sit down and hide. Psychiatric help will be useful in these situations. On the other hand, considering that scoliosis (curvature) of the spine may result from such complaints, radiological imaging of the spine system will be beneficial in the presence of long-term and persistent spine pain. Direct X-rays give sufficient information about bone structure, quality, possible congenital or acquired abnormalities. Although bone elongation continues until the twenties, it will end earlier in girls.
Technology Society: With the development of technology, becoming less mobile societies brings with it many problems. With the age of twenties, some women start working life and start to spend their physically working son at the desk. After a while, neck and back pains due to inactivity occur in women who spend about 8 hours a day in this way. The solution to this is frequent short breaks, desk exercises, and 45 minutes, 1 hour walks three days a week, low-intensity sports activities or, if possible, solo swimming. The important thing here is to continue such activities for a long time and consistently and to make them a part of our lives. Another simple solution might be to not use elevators and cars for short distances and stay as active as possible.
Women in their 20s Risk: 80-90% is their first pregnancy. Especially in the last 3 months, when the weight gain is highest, waist and back pains come to the fore in mothers. This period is a period in which the mother’s body limits are pushed to the end, her metabolism, hormonal and spiritual balance changes completely, her needs are greatly increased and she needs all kinds of mental and physical support. During this period, the mother’s inner peace, regular physical activities that are not too heavy but not completely inactive will positively affect the health of the mother during birth and her child afterwards. These exercises can take the form of walking for one hour daily in a quiet environment, swimming if possible, or appropriate exercise programs in the gym. The twenties are also the age at which mothers become mothers to a large extent, and are the periods when mothers who both work and breastfeed experience general fatigue, insomnia and spinal pain intensely. In this period, it may be recommended that the mother not work actively for 3-6 months or work at low intensity for both the care of her baby and her own health.
With the thirties, a relatively stable life, pregnancies and nutritional habits begin to increase in weight. With this increase, strains in the joints, spine and muscles, fatigue quickly, and sometimes chronic pain involving certain muscle groups occur. Weight gain and a sedentary life, sometimes on the contrary, the woman who works both at work and at home, and takes care of children and her husband, is now very tired and the body limits are forced. An overexerted, tired body, stress triggers or causes the emergence of waist and neck hernias. Pain that lasts longer than six months, comes intermittently, and hits the legs or arms may be a sign of a hernia in the spine. Detection of this is possible with examination and, if necessary, further examinations. However, what is more important is to be kind to our body, to give it the time it needs to rest without battering it, and to do the necessary checks on time.
With the forties, degenerative processes in the spine and other joints begin to come to the fore, with the effect of many factors such as hormonal changes in the body, diseases, weight and genetic structure of the body. Problems with weight now show their first symptoms as systemic diseases, such as narrowing of the spine, hernias, musculoskeletal diseases such as degenerative diseases in the knees. Their follow-up is possible with regular examinations and triggers. From the beginning of the hormonal change, under normal conditions, annual bone density measurement and, if necessary, drug treatment will play a protective role for the following years.
Fifty years and later are the ages when some kind of products are gathered about how well and consciously we behave to our body until this time. Life style, nutritional habits, number of pregnancies, weight, systemic diseases, if any, in the previous life of the woman affect and determine our health in this period. Bone resorption and degenerative diseases become more evident during this period and may sometimes require surgical treatment.
A lifestyle that takes time to rest for oneself both physically and mentally, takes care of a balanced and natural diet, maintains an ideal weight, and leads a physically and mentally active and active life as much as possible, away from cigarettes will give you a better life for many years. It will be the harbinger of a healthy body that will serve.
