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- Scoliosis: What It Is, Types, Causes, Symptoms Treatment Types
Scoliosis is a side-to-side curve of your spine This differs from your body’s natural front-to-back curve It’s usually mild and doesn’t cause symptoms, but it can lead to back pain and abnormal posture A healthcare provider most often diagnoses this condition during adolescence Treatment includes physical therapy, braces and surgery
- Scoliosis | UW Radiology - University of Washington
Scoliosis is a complicated deformity that is characterized by both lateral curvature and vertebral rotation As the disease progresses, the vertebrae and spinous processes in the area of the major curve rotate toward the concavity of the curve
- Types of Scoliosis
Learn about different types of scoliosis, including dextroconvex curvature Understand what scoliosis looks like and explore the three types
- Scoliosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Scoliosis is a side-to-side curve of the spine It's most often diagnosed after age 10 or in the early teen years The spine can curve to either side and in different parts of the back Experts don't know the cause of most childhood scoliosis Most scoliosis is mild But some curves get worse as children grow
- Scoliosis | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia. org
Scoliosis (plural: scolioses) is defined as an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine It is quite common in young individuals and is often idiopathic and asymptomatic In some cases, however, it is the result of underlying structural or neurological abnormalities
- Scoliosis - Physiopedia
Scoliosis is an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine It is most often diagnosed in childhood or early adolescence The spine's normal curves occur at the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions in the so-called “sagittal” plane
- Scoliosis - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Scoliosis is determined when the curvature of the spine measures 10 degrees or greater on an X-ray Spinal curvature from scoliosis may occur on the right or left side of the spine, or on both sides in different sections Both the thoracic (mid) and lumbar (lower) spine may be affected by scoliosis Scoliosis is a type of spinal deformity
- Scoliosis: What You Need to Know - Spine-health
Any sideways — or lateral — spinal curvature of at least 10 degrees, as measured on an X-ray of the spine, is considered scoliosis However, that small curve size would not show signs or symptoms
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