Scoliosis is a common condition in the US, affecting 2-3% of the population (6 to 9 million people). Typically found in teenagers aged 10-15 during periods of rapid growth, the most common type is idiopathic scoliosis, of unknown cause. ...
Background context The surgical treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is an attempt to positively alter the natural history of the condition. Adolescents who undergo surgery are often minimally symptomatic pre-operatively. One of the major goals of surgical correction of AIS is to ...
Levoscoliosis is a medical condition in which the spine becomes curved to the left side of the body. The symptoms will be identical for the general type of the scoliosis; however, there is going to be one main concern, as the heart is located on the left side as well. These concerns a...
Idiopathic scoliosis This is scoliosis without a known cause and is the most common type. In as many as 80% of scoliosis cases, doctors don’t find out the exact reason for the curved spine. Idiopathic scoliosis is the diagnosis made when the other types have been ruled out. ...
The most common form of scoliosis appears in adolescents and it is known as adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. It can affect children from the age of 10. Idiopathic means that there is no known cause. Symptoms can include: the head is slightly off center ...
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What are some symptoms of scoliosis?Developing Scoliosis:Scoliosis most often develops in people whose bones are undergoing changes such as children and adolescents as well as those who suffer from osteoporosis. Onset is often gradual which means that changes in the shape of the spine may not be...
This type of scoliosis is often short-term. It goes away when the underlying problem is treated. Structural scoliosis. The possible causes of structural scoliosis include: Unknown (idiopathic scoliosis). Disease that is neuromuscular, metabolic, rheumatoid, or other type. Birth defect. Injury. ...
When it comes to recognizing the development of a dowager’s hump, in addition to the postural changes it causes, it’s often back/radicular pain that brings adults in for a diagnosis and treatment. To diagnose hyperkyphosis, here at the Scoliosis Reduction Center®, I would first conduct ...
Sakas DE, Panourias IG, Stavrinou LC, Boviatsis EJ, Themistocleous M, Stathis P et al (2010) Restoration of erect posture in idiopathic camptocormia by electrical stimulation of the globus pallidus internus. J Neurosurg 113:1246–1250 ...