Can anyone tell me more info on the condition idiopathic scoliosis? Is there a cure?

Question

This is when your whole body is unporportioned, like the left side of your body looks slightly bigger than the other, or one side of your head grows your hair longer than the other side, etc. It makes me feel very insecure and uncomforatable. I think I may have this, but I need to know more about it.

Answer 1

The term scoliosis is used to describe a condition, which represents an abnormal curvature of the spine, but it is not a disease or a diagnosis. Scoliosis can be caused by congenital, developmental or degenerative problems, but most cases of scoliosis actually have no known cause, and this is known as idiopathic scoliosis.
Scoliosis usually develops in the thoracic spine (upper back) or the thoracolumbar area of the spine, which is between the thoracic spine and lumbar spine (lower back). It may also occur just in the lower back. The curvature of the spine from scoliosis may develop as a single curve (shaped like the letter C) or as two curves (shaped like the letter S).


Idiopathic scoliosis ; This is by far the most prevalent form of scoliosis and occurs to some degree in approximately one half million adolescents in the US. There is no known cause of idiopathic scoliosis (“idiopathic” refers to a disease or condition or unknown origin) although it does tend to occur in families.

Idiopathic scoliosis is usually categorized into three age groups:

From birth to 3 years old - called infantile scoliosis.

From 3 to 9 years old - called juvenile scoliosis.

From 10 to 18 years old – called adolescent scoliosis.

This last category, from 10 to 18 years old, comprises approximately 80 percent of all cases of idiopathic scoliosis.

The risk of curvature progression is increased during puberty, when the growth rate of the body is the fastest. Scoliosis with significant curvature of the spine is much more prevalent in girls than in boys, and girls are eight times more likely to need treatment for scoliosis, because they tend to have curves that are much more likely to progress. Still, the majority of all cases of scoliosis do not require treatment.

It is important to note that idiopathic scoliosis results in spinal deformity, and is not typically a cause of back pain. Of course, people with scoliosis can develop back pain, just as most of the adult population can develop back pain. However, it has never been found that people with idiopathic scoliosis are any more likely to develop back pain than the rest of the population.

Answer 2

You say healing as though scoliosis is a disorder. Scoliosis within the substantial majority of circumstances is a congenital anomaly. In different phrases anything that built clearly and really early on. In my opinion it does not ought to be "cured" you simply need to manage the indications as they arrive. The facet curves and rotation of the backbone have a tendency to provide an instability or in different phrases an irritating situation. Chiropractic does an high-quality activity of lowering the soreness of scoliosis as good as bettering spinal mobility that may be diminished with scoliosis.

Answer 3

I think you are speaking of something else. Scoliosos is an abnormal curvature of the spine. The term "idiopathic" means there is no known cause of the scoliosis. The body being unporpotioned deals with a term known as "symmetry"