Gym and massage with umbilical hernia only do children. From about five years, it is considered inappropriate and baby with umbilical hernia operate. The reason for the different approaches are different resilience adult and the child's body.

Is it worth doing exercise adults suffering from umbilical hernia

In adults, umbilical hernia Umbilical hernia: unpleasant, but treatable   It can not be reduced under any conservative treatment. The only thing that can be done with the help of conservative treatment - is to warn the infringement, if you constantly wear a bandage and avoid any physical stress. Even so patients are encouraged to lose weight.

Moreover, if any, even minor stress increases the risk of infringement, even if the patient is doing the exercises, lying on his back - so it is recommended to deal with an umbilical hernia at some sites on Traditional Medicine (harmful and dangerous delusion).

Why exercise is effective in umbilical hernia in children

When umbilical hernias in children are quite different. In the first year of life the child's body restores many "defects" of his body. Then gradually, this ability is reduced, and approximately to 5 years (depends on the age of the individual characteristics of the body) disappears. Therefore, up to 5 years and a hernia can be treated conservatively, but after 5 years, they usually operate.

To umbilical ring delayed dense connective tissue, it is necessary to avoid the appearance of a diverticulum in the umbilicus. For this purpose, apply sealing the navel plaster and wearing special children's bandages.

Such treatment is in most cases leads to the disappearance of evidence of an umbilical hernia is already to half a year. But some children due to the individual characteristics of the structure and tissue repair this process is delayed, so it makes sense to wait up to five years. Of course, such a child should always be observed pediatric surgeon, because at any age (including up to a year) may be indications for surgery.

Prevention and treatment of umbilical hernias in infants with exercise

For the prevention and treatment of umbilical hernia Hernia: Types and symptoms - which are the most dangerous?   the child from the first days of life is necessary before each feeding lay on his tummy. This should be done on the changing table or any other hard surface laid by something soft (for example, Baikov blanket, and the top - a diaper). This exercise is not only useful for the prevention of umbilical hernia, but also to strengthen the muscles of the neck - the child gradually learns to hold the head, he trained (strain) are also almost all of the muscles. Initially, the child may lie on his stomach less than a minute, but gradually increase the time needed to month and he can lie on your stomach for 5 - 10 minutes. This is especially useful when the umbilical wound has not yet healed, but there are signs of an umbilical hernia - a navel, and it is too early to seal it permanently appears protrusion.

After the umbilical wound healed, it will be possible to perform massage and some other gymnastic exercises. Spend gym and massage only after reduction of hernia and bandaging of plaster. Exercises can be performed with a special children's bandage.

Gentle massage can perform mother and herself. This light stroking tummy clockwise. But, nevertheless, it is better to trust the professionals: a good massage therapist is able to quickly restore violations in the field of umbilical ring by improving the blood circulation in this area.

The complex of physical exercises for babies with umbilical hernia

It can be carried out independently and gymnastic exercises. With one to four months, you can do the following exercises:

• Hold the baby lying on its side on the 5 seconds on each side; while gradually increasing;
• child is lying on his back on the changing table, the mother takes Beret - a symbol of French charm   his left hand, both the handle and the right to maintain head and slowly transfer the child from a horizontal position in a semi-erect and back; head at the same time easy to maintain, not to throw back;
• Holding the body of the child to the weight in the supine position; mother puts a hand under the child's torso and neck and hold for a few seconds;
• gently taking the child with one hand over the two legs, and with the other hand - for the shoulder, to transfer a child from a supine position to a position lying on his stomach; these can make several turns;
• reflex crawling on his stomach: the situation of the child's mother lying on her stomach sticks to his feet and hand it crawls.

Gymnastics and massage, if they spend the first month of life, can significantly reduce the time of treatment of umbilical hernia in a child.

Galina Romanenko

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