We are the combination of four hospitals: the General Hospital, the Children’s Hospital, the Women’s Hospital and the Traumatology, Rehabilitation and Burns Hospital. We are part of the Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus: a world-leading health park where healthcare plays a crucial role.
Below we will list the departments and units that form part of Vall d’Hebron Hospital and the main diseases that we treat. We will also make recommendations based on advice backed up by scientific evidence that has been shown to be effective in guaranteeing well-being and quality of life.
Vols saber com serà la teva estada a l’Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron? Aquí trobaràs tota la informació.
The rehabilitation specialist is one of the people in charge of advising the family and the patient about treatment. The rest of the orthopaedic team and the team physiotherapist at the hospital will monitor the progression of this deformity. There are several different treatments for scoliosis, the use of which depends on the type, curvature, and the patient’s age.
The most negative consequence of scoliosis is that it can affect pulmonary function. To avoid this and aesthetic changes, different treatments are used.
In growing children and adolescents, a conservative treatment is used; its aim is to prevent the progression of the curve. The curvature is monitored via observation and a corrective brace is applied if the curve has reached 25 degrees. This brace reduces the risk that the curve will progress, corrects the deformity, and reduces the need for surgery.
To treat small curves that are at low risk of progression, physiotherapy is recommended.
Curves of less than 20 degrees should not be treated, and those above this angular value should meet a number of requirements:
It is important that the whole team, the patient, and the family understand and accept the treatment, that regular follow-up visits are adhered to, and that everyone works together to comply with the treatment plan.
The aim of surgery is to correct and maintain the curvature. Other objectives would be to improve the individual's appearance by balancing the torso and reducing short and long-term complications to a minimum. Surgery will be considered in the following cases:
If the patient requires surgical treatment, the team of expert traumatology surgeons at the Spinal Unit will be in charge of continuing with this process.
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