An Overview of Adult Spinal Deformities | Mehta Spine

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An Overview of Adult Spinal Deformities

• Maintaining a good posture is extremely necessary
  but it is not taken very seriously. Having a bad
  posture especially when it comes to your back is
  the starting point of so many back problems. This
  also affects your spinal cord majorly and causes
  certain deformities in many cases.
• Spinal deformities refer to the change in the
  alignment of your spinal column when viewed from
  any direction. From the side, you can notice a
  change in the curvature of the back. This happens
  due to excessive forward bending postures and
  increased hunching of the upper back. These
  deformities are reversible by spinal correction.

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An Overview of Adult Spinal Deformities

• Some of the other reasons why spinal deformities
  can get escalated over time are mentioned below
• The quality of your bones may be poor and weaker
  due to which your vertebrae collapse.
• After having spinal surgery in the past,
  excessive wear and tear or any physical exertion
  caused when the area has not fully recovered can
  also lead to severe issues about your spine.
• Osteoarthritis means the wear and tear of your
  spine when you have arthritis which can also
  result in such deformities. This usually happens
  with aging.
• Sometimes, you have a deformed spinal cord since
  birth but it gets severe in adulthood due to
  intense physical activities.
• Spondylolisthesis is a condition where one of the
  affected vertebrae moves forward compared to the
  lower vertebrae.

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An Overview of Adult Spinal Deformities

• The issues related to the spine are not always as
  intense to cause major disabilities. Such
  problems are very common in aging people since
  they have weaker bones. Sometimes, spinal cord
  issues can be cured by proper medication to avoid
  pain. Their spinal issues do not prevent them
  from performing any regular tasks.
• However, in other people, the intensity of these
  issues may cause some major issues. In such
  cases, some deformities affect your regular tasks
  and the quality of your life. These people are
  unable to stand erect and have a problem walking
  for a long time because the pain in their back is
  quite intense.

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An Overview of Adult Spinal Deformities

• There are surgeries available that have proven to
  be very effective and have cured multiple people
  dealing with a drastic change in the curvature of
  their spine and also other deformities caused.
  Some of the basic precautionary measures that are
  followed even by the British Association of spine
  surgeons while the surgery is performed are
• Minimize blood loss while performing the surgery.
• Use high-quality anaesthesia for a better effect
  and faster recovery.
• Use highly advanced tools and instruments for
  ensuring the surgery is highly efficient and
  effective.

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An Overview of Adult Spinal Deformities

• One of the spine surgeons near me is Dr. Jwalant
  S Mehta. He is an excellent spinal cord surgeon
  who has performed successful treatments on
  multiple patients. His work is very effective and
  can deal with any advanced obstacles or
  complications faced in the course of the surgery.
• Dr. Mehta, an orthopaedic surgeon is very
  accurate with his work and studies each case in
  great detail to provide them with the best
  treatment options. If you need a doctor to check
  your spinal deformities then contact him at the
  earliest.

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Contact us

• Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
• BMI The Priory Hospital
• Spire Parkway Hospital
• Bromsgrove Private Clinic

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• Clinical secretary Samantha Leavy 44 785 021
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• Medico-legal secretary Jan Clarke 44 121
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• Spire Parkway Hospital 0121 704 5500
• BMI NEC (National Enquiry Centre) 0808 101 0337
• BMI Priory 0121 446 1638
• Email secretary_at_mehtaspine.co.uk
• The appointments are booked through the clinic