Scoliosis Awareness

When someone has scoliosis, the body has a pattern that is affected by the spinal rotation which is driving the curve. The spine is going to be a little more limited in some areas than others. Even though scoliosis is driven by a spinal rotation, the human body moves because of the muscles surrounding the joints. If left unaddressed, the curve pattern will tend to make certain muscles over work, and other muscles at a disadvantage. Therefore, scoliosis PT plays such an important role in helping scoliosis.

There are many factors used to try to predict how your spine may change or progress. If someone has the factors that show a high risk, the PT sessions will be dosed as appropriate to the need for more frequent PT sessions and more frequent follow up plan to monitor the curve.

Scoliosis is a sideways curve in your backbone (or spine). Often, it first shows up when you're a child or teenager. The angle of the curve may be small, large, or somewhere in between. But anything that measures more than 10 degrees on an X-ray is considered scoliosis.

"My daughter came home from school with a note that said she had a positive scoliosis screen. What exactly is Scoliosis and what do I now? According to Scottish Rite for Children "Scoliosis is not a disease. It is an abnormal curvature of the spine. In addition to the spine curving sideways, it also twists, making the ribs (which are attached to the spine) look uneven. This may cause a prominence or a “bump” on the back. Other signs include a shoulder or hip that looks higher than the other or the chest may appear uneven. Scoliosis is usually a painless condition. The diagnosis of scoliosis is confirmed by taking an X‐ray of the spine. If a curve measures more than 10 degrees, it is called scoliosis."