is scoliosis a birth defect?

Answer 1

Scoliosis is a condition that involves complex lateral and rotational curvature and deformity of the spine. It is typically classified as congenital (caused by vertebral anomalies present at birth), idiopathic (sub-classified as infantile, juvenile, adolescent, or adult according to when onset occurred) or as having developed as a secondary symptom of another condition, such as cerebral palsy or spinal muscular atrophy.

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Answer 2

What Is Scoliosis?

Scoliosis is a musculoskeletal disorder in which there is a sideways curvature of the spine, or backbone. The bones that make up the spine are called vertebrae. Some people who have scoliosis require treatment. Other people, who have milder curves, may only need to visit their doctor for periodic observation. The section, "Does Scoliosis Have To Be Treated? What Are the Treatments?" describes how doctors decide whether or not to treat scoliosis.

Who Gets Scoliosis?

People of all ages can have scoliosis, but this booklet focuses on children and adolescents. Of every 1,000 children, 3 to 5 develop spinal curves that are considered large enough to need treatment. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (scoliosis of unknown cause) is the most common type and occurs after the age of 10. Girls are more likely than boys to have this type of scoliosis. Since scoliosis can run in families, a child who has a parent, brother, or sister with idiopathic scoliosis should be checked regularly for scoliosis by the family physician.

Idiopathic scoliosis can also occur in children younger than 10 years of age, but is very rare. Early onset or infantile idiopathic scoliosis occurs in children less than 3 years old. It is more common in Europe than in the United States. Juvenile idiopathic scoliosis occurs in children between the ages of 3 and 10.

What Causes Scoliosis?

In 80 to 85 percent of people, the cause of scoliosis is unknown; this is called idiopathic scoliosis. Before concluding that a person has idiopathic scoliosis, the doctor looks for other possible causes, such as injury or infection. Causes of curves are classified as either nonstructural or structural.

Answer 3

Not precisely a beginning illness, however a developmental sickness. It's infrequent for a little one to be born scoliotic, however particularly average for youngsters to develop up with a few (normally slight) curvature of the backbone. Most in no way have any signs in any respect, a entirely benign method. That stated, scoliosis can also be very, very critical, inflicting breathing and cardiac issues if it will get severe. Surgery is regularly used to right scoliosis which has improved to the factor of inflicting signs and issues.

Answer 4

Scoliosis is NOT a birth defect. You aren't normally "born" with scoliosis. You may develop a curvature while still in the womb, but the majority of scoliosis patients (me included) develop it later.

Answer 5

I have scolisis, but I was not born with it. I developed it when I was around 11-12 years old.

Answer 6

Yes I have a slight curvature, that I was born with.

Answer 7

yes, something to do with how the baby was inside the mother.