"The child has been using his mobile phone for a long time. He keeps lowering his head and leaning forward from time to time. If he continues like this, he will hunch his back." Ms. Tang is often worried about the child's posture, "Sometimes the child's sitting posture is not correct when doing homework," she said. Healthy growth of children is one of the most concerned things for every family, and body posture issues are one of the focus of parents’ concerns. Qiu Liyi, director of the pediatric department of Mentougou District Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Beijing, said that in recent years, there have been more and more patients with hunchback, scoliosis, and high and low shoulders, and a large part of them are adolescents.
body orthosis has become a popular internet celebrity
The once popular child body orthosis reappears. The original old-fashioned vest orthosis was gradually replaced due to the disadvantages of poor wearing comfort, limited application scenarios, and controversial effects. New orthosis has become a popular product on major e-commerce platforms. Taobao has a monthly sales volume of more than 10,000 orders, and dozens of models sold more than 10,000 yuan per month, including Li Ning and Peak. The comment area of has become a scene of showing off the baby. Nearly 10,000 praises and fancy photos of cute babies are attached as evidence. Some parents believe in the efficacy of orthosis.
◎Children's body shape orthopedic devices on e-commerce platforms
Currently, two types of children's body shape orthopedic devices are mainly popular on the market. Back orthopedic belt consists of two crossed elastic nylon straps and an intelligent detector. The merchants promote the product to provide angle detection, vibration reminder and other functions, mainly cultivating the habit of independent uprightness. The design of the correcting cross is simpler. It consists of two steel pipes wrapped in foam cotton on the outer layer. When used, it can be rotated and transformed into a cross-shaped shape. The two steel pipes can be used to achieve the function of correcting the shape. This product introduction often indicates that it is available to both children and adults, it is easy to operate and convenient to use, and it takes effect on 21 days. It is understood that products are not medical devices recognized by the state. Most of them implement the industry standards of fitness equipment. There is no authoritative organization or relevant data to prove that the product has the effect of correcting body shapes. The merchants have not mentioned specific usage methods and potential safety risks. At the same time, the price of this type of product ranges from 28.8 yuan to 499 yuan, and the prices of back orthopedic belts of different brands vary by nearly 10 times. Merchants say that the reason why their products are more expensive than other companies is because they have better correction effects and richer functions. Some merchants claim that their products are packaged as "foreign goods" by German brands. They are all taking advantage of parents' anxiety about their children's physical problems, believing that the more expensive the product, the better the effect. However, can use body orthotic products really achieve such effects? Qiu Liyi said that such orthotics can only play a certain auxiliary role and cannot be considered therapeutic.
◎ Children's body orthopedics displayed by the online search engine shows the children's body orthopedics
reality forces parents to be helpless
Ms. Tang's son is in the fifth grade of elementary school this year. She said that the child showed signs of hunchback in the third and fourth grades, and later it became more and more serious. She was afraid that it would be too late if she didn't correct it. "I have bought this strap-type orthosis for my children more than once. It costs several hundred yuan. It cannot be said that it is useless at all, but it does not work significantly on my children. I insist on using it for a while at first, but the effect is not good. Later, I stopped using it for a few days because I was uncomfortable." Parents have various reasons for buying body shape orthosis. Some are busy with work and neglect to take care of their children, some choose to correct themselves because of the cumbersome medical process, and some want to solve the problem as soon as possible, so it is a helpless move for parents."Although body orthosis can play a certain auxiliary role, it is not recommended for children to use it for a long time. human spine is a complex structure. Before using such products, other problems such as cervical vertebrae and thoracic vertebrae must be ruled out, such as whether there are congenital deformities, vertebrae rotation, etc. According to clinical experience, most of them are complex problems, which may cause joint damage during use and need to be worn under the guidance of a professional doctor." Qiu Liyi said.
health equipment is looking forward to standardized construction
"Classification and General Technical Conditions of Spine Orthotics " Recommended national standards point out that spinal orthotics are products that vary from person to person and must be designed according to the diagnostic results. Therefore, there is a risk in using an orthotic device that can be used for any symptoms in all age groups. The current problems such as irregular use of body orthotics, unclear product efficacy, and lax production management requirements are related to the lack of industry standards. HD countries in Europe and the United States have very strict management of health care devices . For example, The US Food and Drug Administration stipulates that massagers and other health care devices purchased by consumers in stores are all medical devices and are divided into three categories of risk levels. Each device clearly stipulates its product classification and management requirements. In recent years, the standardization construction of my country's health device industry has been paid attention to. For example, the new national standard for "Home and Similar Uses Health Massage Chair" will be officially implemented on February 1, 2023, but overall, it is still in the early stages of development, and multiple types of health devices need to be implemented urgently.
Source: China Quality News
