Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 289, 15 October 1920 — Page 5

The Growing Child A series of articles prepared especially for The Palladium, by the United States Public Health Service, Washington, D. C

LATERAL CURVATURE OF THE SPINE Broadly speaking, lateral curvature of the spine may be divided into two classes functional and structural though there seems to be an intermediate or transitional stage between the two. A functional lateral curve is a postural one, of mild degree, in which no actual change in bone has taken place, in a structural, or organic, lateral curve, certain changes have occurred in the bones of the spine and the ribs. These may vary from the mild case, in which these changes are not extensive, to the severe form where the alterations in the bones are marked and the deformity is extreme. The ordinary case of "round shoulders" or "round back" differs from lateral curvature in that the former is simply an exaggeration of the normal forward and backward curves of the spine., usually associated with an abnormal forward position of the shoulder blades, while the latter is a bending of the spine to one or both sides. In the "hunch back" of the tuberculous spine, the condition is due to past or present disease, while in lateral curvature the changes in the bones are not due to disease in the spine but to abnormal pressure and strain. "Hunch back" and , lateral curvature may exist together, but they are very different conditions. Spine Is Twisted. The bending to the side in lateral curvature is invariably accompanied by a twisting of the spine, and this twisting is responsible for the projection backward or fullness of one side of the back. The position of this fullness in relation to the lateral curve is the distinguishing feature between functional and organic lateral curvature. It has been found that about 25 per cent of school children are affected with some form of lateral curvature, the larger proportion of which is of the functional type. Lateral curvature may be due to any one or more of many causes, and in some cases it is impossible to point to any particular cause. In general terms it may be the result of any condition that causes the spine to be held habitually in a curved position during the growing period. Weak muscles and a certain yielding quality of bone are conditions that favor its development. Among the many causes of lateral curvature, besides malformation and asymmetries of bone, may be mentioned unequal vision and hearing, habit or occupation, rickets, paralysis and empyema. If one or more of these causes, are present in a child with weak muscles and yielding bone, bad school conditions, such as unsuitable chairs or desks, improper lighting, long per iods of inactivity, and the like, will naturally tend to aggravate the trouble though it probably began before the child entered school. Since it is true that lateral curva ture may be associated with either round shoulders or a flat back, the mother cannot use these conditions as evidence for or against the existence of lateral curvature. But she (or the dressmaker) may notice that the child's shoulders are not the same htight, or that one projects farther backward than the other, or that one side of the back is fuller or more prominent than the other, or that the hips are uneven. In all cases the child's spine should be examined, and tlnce it is of great importance to know whether the curve is functional or structural, the examination should be made by one trained to differentiate between these two types. It is "DANDERINE" Girls! Save Your Hair! Make It Abundant! Immediately after a "Danderine" massage, your hair takes on new life, lustre and wondrous beauty, appearing twice as heavy and plentiful, because each hair seems to fluff and thicken. Don't let your hair stay lifeless, color less, plain or straggly. You, too, want I lots of long, strong, beautiful hair. A 35-cent bottle of delightful "Danderine" freshens your scalp, checks dandruff and falling hair. This stimulating "beauty-tonic" gives to thin, dull, fading hair that youthful brightness and abundant thickness All druggists! Advertisement. GARMENTS are unequalled In quality and price. crman

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occasionally difficult, even for an expert, to make a sharp distinction between these two forms of curvature. Detracts from Appearance. A functional, or postural curve, though it may increase somewhat, will probably not affect the health of the individual, though the lack of symmetry detracts in a measure from tht appearance, particularly in the case of a girl. But the postural curve may change to a structural one, and since iue latter may lead to very serious deformity and impaired health, competent medical advice should be secured in all cases where possible. The treatment' of postural, or functional, lateral curvature is mainly by means of corrective gymnastic exercises. Hence, since this condition is very common in children, every parent is naturally vitally concerned in the establishment of adequate physical education for all the children of the country. ! Questions relatlnjr to Child H?altb and to related imMmh, witi . awerd by experts of the Colled Slates Publle Health Service. Addresss Child Health editor, U. S. Publle Health Service. Waahloarton, D. V. (Please mention tbis newspaper.) Heart Problems Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a young man twenty-one years of age.. I met a nice little girl just my age, and I learned to love her. We have been engaged for about two months. When it is so I can, I go to see her every night but my p.resent position calls me to work some nights and when I do have to work she sometimes has a date with another fellow. Still she says that she doesn't love him. Do you think she is doing the right ining Dy me m having dates with an other since we are engaged? I haven't had a date with another girl in three months. Do you think she would want a date with another boy if she really loved me? I have a nice car and try to give her a good time. BOBBIE. The girl should not go out with an other young man since she is engaged to you. She may think she loves you, but she does not know the feeling of deep, true love. Ir she did, shu would have no desire to go with anvone but you. Dear Mrs. Thompson: Why can t a girl just be natural and give a boy a kiss for a kiss and let him know that there is no more wonderful place this side of paradise than his arms? CHIEF. To be natural is all right if one is honorable at the same time. Kisses are food for love. If they. are given and taken without sincere fnve however, it is worse than stealing food ' tor nunger, while food for love is a j spiritual thing while food for hunger i is more material. j Every lover should bear in mind! that he owes his past to the girl hej will sometimes marry, just as the girl

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