Bent with AGE? It’s a Camptocormia

Camptocormia, a disease of the age increase

The camptocormia is among the current diseases of greatest concern to the extent that, given the tremendous increase in life expectancy, it multiplies the number of its victims. But first where is it and why this name? Etymologically, the term comes from the Greek words “Kamptein” which means bend and “Kormos,” the trunk. It was used for the first time about a strange epidemic that struck the soldiers of the War of 14-18. Having lived long in position leaning forward in the trenches, some Hairy found themselves unable to get back on their feet by leaving the front line due to excessive melting of the erector muscles of the column spine. Over the years, we put the same diagnosis for other people often forced to stand in a stooped position, including tile and parquet layers. In some Asian countries, the figure camptocormia took downright endemic, particularly among women working in rice fields.

Camptocormia syndrome, the Tower of Pisa

In exceptional situations, the camptocormia can reach more young adults but it is obviously much more common in elderly or very elderly, affecting thus eight times more women than men statistically live a little less time. Very often, this results in a bent position associated with vertebral osteoporosis. In this case, the destruction of the column is final. The person is bent on night and day with no possibility of ever recovering. But this is not always the case. Sometimes x-rays do not show too much damage in the spine. The person can also stand perfectly straight lying or sitting position. Only by standing it look forward as if she was unable to fight against the forces of gravity. In this case, it is more of a muscle problem. With new methods of investigation such as MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), there is an almost complete disappearance of the muscles responsible for the gutters meet the spine. In their place there is a pile of greasy traveled stray fibers.

Sport to resist camptocormia

At this stage it is still very difficult to reverse the tide. He must do it earlier, that is to say, about 50 years, so when it first changes in the morphology: the buttocks, which flatten the lumbar curve disappears. At that time, rehabilitation is still possible by an extension in gymnastics or playing sports such as walking or running. The camptocormia heals poorly.But is easily preventable!