In the following information, I will discuss scoliosis. I will explain what it is, how itmay occur, all the different types, early detection, and the possible treatments. Scoliosis is defined as a side-to-side deviation from the normal frontal axis of thebody. This definition is limited since the deformity occurs in varying degrees in all threeplanes: back-front; side-to-side; top-to-bottom. Most often the spine has a curvature inthe form of an S or C shape. However, your spine does originally have some naturalcurves which gives us our shape and can also act as shock absorbers. There are acouple of ways that scoliosis may occur, but the most shocking one is that there is noevident cause. Unfortunately, people’s spines naturally curve on their own and occurmost often in healthy people. It has been stated that in a case where no cause isfound, it is known as Idiopathic Scoliosis (http://www.hjd.edu/html/body_scoliosis.html). It also may occur with Cerebral Palsy or may be induced by Spina Bifida. There are different types of scoliosis, the two most common are congenital andneuromuscular. Congenital scoliosis is caused by an abnormal formation of thevertebrate. Vertebral absence, partial formation, or lack of separation can causeasymmetrical growth and can result in a deformity. Neuromuscular scoliosis occurs onpatients with a neuromuscular disease. This spinal deformity is very common and ismost often extremely severe in these patients. Also there is early onset and juvenilescoliosis which occur in the early years of a child’s life. As stated in this article,scoliosis usually develops in middle or late childhood and before puberty and thereforeis called “Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis” (http://www.hjd.edu/html/body_scoliosis.html). Girls are more likely to get scoliosis than boys are and is far more severe. Scoliosisdoes not occur from carrying heavy things, athletic involvement, sleeping or stan...
