Scoliosis Treatment

Scoliosis Treatment

Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine from side to side. Most cases of scoliosis are mild. Everyone’s spine naturally curves a little bit, but people with scoliosis have a spine that curves too much from side to side and can look like the letter “C” or “S”. Scoliosis can begin at any age, but most often occurs during your teens. Scoliosis most often affects children between the ages of 10 and 15. Girls are more commonly affected than boys. Some scoliosis cases can continue to get more severe as the patient grows. Severe scoliosis cases can be disabling and reduce the amount of space within the chest cavity making it difficult to breath. In growing children mild curvatures can worsen quite quickly. Therefore, frequent checkups are often necessary for this age group. Children who have scoliosis can be monitored with X-rays, to see if the curve is getting worse.

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