Scoliosis Research Paper

Scoliosis has affected many people around the world, but not many people know what it actually is. Scoliosis is a health condition where the spine of someone is curved, either curving side to side, or a “bending over” curvature. Scoliosis affects many people around the world. More then half of the people who have scoliosis are not aware that they even have it. Scoliosis mostly starts to happen at the growth spurt right before puberty. “While scoliosis can be caused by conditions such as cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy, the cause of most scoliosis is unknown” (MayoClinic). Most of the cases of scoliosis are mild and don’t cause much harm to people, that is why some people do not know they actually have it. Scoliosis effects all age types. It mostly develops when you are younger or a teen, but you still can get it when you are an adult. When it is caught early enough in children, and its below a 25% curve, they are recommended to wear a back brace to help stop the back from curving anymore. When your adult and have scoliosis, you have a better chance of it not curving anymore than it already has. Many people wonder, how can you get scoliosis? This condition in the curvature of your back is unknown. There have been many studies by doctors and scientists trying to figure out what causes your back to start curving, or even when you are born, why …show more content…
There are many different effects you can have to figure out that you have it. Within children, they find out from school screenings, doctors for a annual check up, or from a parent or friend. You know you have it when you hunch over a lot and don’t stand up straight, uneven shoulder blades, one hip is higher than the other, leaning to the side, or even just looking at your back, you can tell your spine is curved. “The diagnosis of scoliosis and the determination of the type of scoliosis are then made by a careful bone exam and an X-ray to evaluate the magnitude of the curve”