Scoliosis

Worried, she took me to an orthopedic specialist and I was then diagnosed with scoliosis. Scoliosis is a musculoskeletal disorder, and according to scoliosis specialists, it is “the most common spinal deformity among adolescents” (Pialasse and Simoneau 131). More than 7 million people in the United States are affected by scoliosis, 80% of them being idiopathic (“Scoliosis” para.1). Since ancient times, scoliosis has been researched and developed with various types of curvatures and complications. Although the causes of idiopathic scoliosis are still unknown, it can and has been treated both surgically and non-surgically. Scoliosis was officially founded…

Scoliosis is an irregular curvature of the spine. Everyone’s spine has curves in order to maneuver their body. Without a spine, there’s no way you could walk nor run. However, the average human does not think that 3 out every 100 people spines have an additional curvature. Despite scoliosis can be prompted by the disorder of Cerebral Palsy and Muscular Dystrophy, Scoliosis case is unknown and painless. Scoliosis can be C-shaped (one curve) or S-shaped (two curves). Scoliosis can take place in…

Scoliosis is an ailment that affects the spine. The article “Assessment and Treatment of Scoliosis” focuses on three main questions. How should the GP assess a child with scoliosis? What is the natural history of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis? What is likely to happen to patients referred to orthopedic surgeons (Assessment, 2002)? After learning about the causes, history, and about referrals to orthopedic surgeons the article focuses on treatment options. The next step of the article is…

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…

Scoliosis is a condition where a child has a curve to their spine, with an unknown cause. Often times this curve is seen as an S-shape or C-shape during an examination of the spine. There are two types of scoliosis: structural and nonstructural. Structural scoliosis is a curve along the spine that affects the vertebral movement of the spine. Nonstructural scoliosis is caused by an effect, not by the spine but results from poor posture, differences in leg length, or an uneven gait. If…

An Overview of Scoliosis “Scoliosis refers to a lateral curvature of the spine, thus, scoliosis is a deformity rather than a specific disease or disorder.” (Salter, 1999, p. 366) The deformity is diagnosed in 2%-3% of the population, usually between early childhood until full bone maturity. (AANS, 2016) Scoliosis occurs equally in the number of males and females between the ages on 10-15, but females are shown to be eight times as likely to have the size of their curvature develop to the…

Scoliosis Scoliosis is a pathology in which the spine has an abnormal curvature. The vertebrae column has two natural curvatures. First, there is a lordosis in which the spine a slight bend in the posterior direction located in the cervical portion of the vertebrae column. The second curvature the spinal column has is known as a kyphosis, in which the thoracic portion of the spine bends slight anteriorly. Scoliosis is evident when a person has excess curvature of the spine in a lateral…

Scoliosis is a disease that attacks the muscles and ligaments of the spinal column, causing a sideways twisting and rotation of the spine, ribs, and pelvis. Scoliosis has side effects to the spine in most cases making it into a S kind of shape. There are many different causes of scoliosis but 80 percent of the cases of it are unknown. Neuromuscular conditions, these are conditions that affect the nerves and muscles. In some cases where patients cannot sit up right or even walk straight causing…

Scoliosis is an abnormal, excessive, C-shaped lateral curvature of the spine (Turley). Scoliosis is not a disease but a term used to describe any spine curvature. This curvature is only visible from the back view and curves on a coronal plane; if looking that the spine from the side it should still appear with a natural and completely healthy curve. There are three major ways in which the spine can curve. First, is called levoscoliosis, this is a single curve to the left making the shape of the…

Commonly, scoliosis is known for either being a C or S shape. A C shape is when there is only one curvature of the spine, whereas S shape is two curvatures of the spine. In your case, you only have one curvature (C shape). We have diagnosed you with scoliosis because your degree is over 11. This is considered mild scoliosis because it is under 20 degrees. If you were to have moderate scoliosis your curve would have to be between 25 and 70 degrees. Anything over 70 degrees would be considered…