By Kemi Akintokun
The Scoliosis Focus Basis on Saturday harassed early medical intervention for scoliosis sufferers, particularly youngsters, to enhance outcomes and high quality of life.
Founder, Dr Ayomide Akintan-Adejuwon, spoke on the basis’s twelfth anniversary celebration in Lagos, describing scoliosis as a deformity of the backbone.
The programme, organised in partnership with God’s Love Medical Mission, had the theme, ‘The Hope of Glory’.
Akintan-Adejuwon, a common practitioner at Gbagada Common Hospital, urged mother and father to current youngsters with spinal deformities early for correct medical administration.
She stated late presentation usually outcomes from non secular misconceptions or lack of funds, worsening the situation and remedy outcomes.
“There’s a want for consciousness to enlighten Nigerians and cease the stigmatisation skilled by individuals dwelling with scoliosis.
“Scoliosis just isn’t a illness or assault. It’s a deformity of the backbone, largely idiopathic, that means the trigger is unknown.
“In the event you discover a deformity you don’t perceive, step one is to take the kid to a healthcare centre or hospital,” she stated.
She cautioned mother and father in opposition to patronising conventional bone healers, warning that mismanagement might end in paralysis.
Akintan-Adejuwon, who additionally lives with scoliosis, stated the muse has supported sufferers by means of remedy, counselling and consciousness programmes nationwide.
“Within the final 12 years, now we have supported people with scoliosis and different deformities requiring particular care.
“We work with over 20 members throughout the nation and collaborate with the Nationwide Orthopaedic Hospital, Lagos, for pressing circumstances,” she stated
She appealed to authorities to offer extra assets to enhance entry to take care of scoliosis sufferers.
Marketing consultant backbone surgeon, Dr Mutaleeb Shobode, stated scoliosis is extra frequent in women, with 9 out of each ten reported circumstances.
He described scoliosis as a sideways spinal deformity, usually affecting the correct facet, noting that not all circumstances require surgical procedure.
“Youngsters with curves between 20 and 40 levels might be managed with braces,” Shobode defined.
He recognized late presentation, personnel shortages and insufficient services as key challenges, urging funding in native capability.
Additionally talking, Mrs Kemi Aina, who lives with scoliosis, recounted lifelong stigmatisation throughout her training.
Aina, now an accountant and mom of two, inspired sufferers to rise above the situation and pursue their ambitions.
“In the event you see past your bodily deformity, you’ll be able to obtain no matter you need in life,” she stated. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Modupe Adeloye / Kamal Tayo Oropo
