{"id":70957,"date":"2023-12-08T13:52:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T13:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geels.net\/?p=70957"},"modified":"2023-12-08T13:52:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T13:52:07","slug":"folding-woman-with-180-degree-spine-bend-whose-head-nearly-touched-her-waist-is-finally-upright-after-life-changing-op-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geels.net\/beauty\/folding-woman-with-180-degree-spine-bend-whose-head-nearly-touched-her-waist-is-finally-upright-after-life-changing-op-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"'Folding woman' with 180-degree spine bend whose head nearly touched her waist is finally upright after life-changing op | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

A WOMAN with a 180-degree spine fold can finally walk upright again after undergoing life-changing surgery.<\/p>\n

The mum-of-three was reportedly forced to support her own head with her hands after developing a reverse back curve 26 years ago. <\/p>\n


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She was diagnosed with severe scoliosis – when the spine twists, leans or curves to the side.<\/p>\n

But the 37-year-old continued to battle severe walking difficulties, with her head almost touching her waist behind her. <\/p>\n

It meant the unnamed patient, from the province of Guizhou, China, was just 3ft 9in (1.2metres) tall when standing. <\/p>\n

Footage shows her Z-shaped body bent 180 degrees back and to the right. <\/p>\n

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In one of the recordings, she can be seen struggling to walk her children to school due to the gravity of her condition.<\/p>\n

The woman, whose identity was not disclosed, told Chinese media: "I can't see the road in front. <\/p>\n

"I can only see a bit from the side."<\/p>\n

But fresh videos shared on social media show her standing upright after medics performed an operation to straighten her spine. <\/p>\n

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The woman is now 5ft 2in (1.6metres) tall, having gained an astonishing 1ft 5in (43cm). <\/p>\n

Wang Yu, chief physician of the Orthopaedic Department at Beijing University Hospital, is understood to have carried out the surgery. <\/p>\n

TikTok users were shocked at the unbelievable transformation.<\/p>\n

One person said: "Thank you on behalf of this poor woman.<\/p>\n

"Great doctor, you saved this woman's world. Corrected the rest of her life."<\/p>\n

Another commented: "Pay tribute to the brave mother and give thumbs up to her."<\/p>\n

And a third wrote: "Dr Wang, may you live up to being 200 years old."<\/p>\n


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What is scoliosis? <\/h3>\n

SCOLIOSIS is where the spine twists and curves to the side.<\/p>\n

While most common in children aged 10 to 15, it can happen to people of any age. <\/p>\n

Signs of the condition include:<\/p>\n