Current status and progress in the prevention and control of spinal curvatures in Chinese children and adolescents
Spinal curvatures has emerged as the third major chronic condition seriously threatening the physical and mental health of Chinese children and adolescents,with significant regional differences.Its etiology is complex and diverse,and early pre-vention and treatment are feasible,whereas treatment in later stages entails considerable difficulty and economic burden.Currently,the prevention and control of student spinal curvatures has been elevated to a national health strategy.A series of policy documents have been successively issued,and it has greatly facilitated the institutionalization and normalization of national routine screening for student spinal curvatures.However,it is still inadequate considering current prevention and control system for spinal curvatures in children and adolescents.There is an urgent need to establish a closed-loop model based on China's institutional advantages,com-prising Initial Screening-Diagnosis-Treatment-Preventive Control-Follow-up Assessment,to strengthen the safeguarding of spinal health in children and adolescents.
Spinal curvaturesPreventive health servicesChildAdolescent
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