Is scoliosis a disease?

Is scoliosis a disease?

“Parents tend to ask what they could have done to prevent scoliosis,” says Sponseller, “but scoliosis is a very interesting disease because there is currently no known cause or prevention method.” It’s also very common for parents to ask if bad posture or heavy backpacks could have caused their child’s scoliosis.

What is a defining characteristic of scoliosis?

Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine. Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine that most often is diagnosed in adolescents. While scoliosis can occur in people with conditions such as cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy, the cause of most childhood scoliosis is unknown.

What does scoliosis affect?

Severe scoliosis (80+degrees) can potentially affect not only the spine and rib cage, but also, may eventually affect the heart, lungs, and other internal organs. Children with severe scoliosis frequently use compensating postures in an attempt to alleviate pain and the imbalance they feel in their body.

Should people with scoliosis have kids?

Good news for moms-to-be with scoliosis, a condition characterized by a sideways curvature of the spine. Most women with scoliosis have no problems bearing children. There’s also little evidence that becoming pregnant will cause the condition to worsen.

Does scoliosis get worse as you age?

Scoliosis is a progressive condition – it does tend to get worse as you age. However, scoliosis is somewhat unusual in that it does not have what we might call a “predictable trajectory” – this is to say that you cannot simply assume that after X years, scoliosis will have increased by X degrees.

What is the rarest scoliosis?

Congenital scoliosis is a rare condition that develops in the womb and lingers after birth. About one in 10,000 babies have this condition. Congenital scoliosis is usually corrected with surgery. Neuromuscular/myopathic scoliosis develops in wheelchair-bound individuals.