Scoliosis : A Spine Condition

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Scoliosis A Spine Condition
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Scoliosis
In the condition of Scoliosis, the spine curves
sideways. Everybody's spine is at least a little
curved, nobody has a perfectly straight backbone
but an abnormal lateral or sideways curvature of
the spine. Most of the time it occurs in the
teenage group and the cause is unknown which is
known as teenage Idiopathic Scoliosis and the
majority of scoliosis occurs in females.
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Types of Scoliosis

• Idiopathic Scoliosis
• Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
• Adult Scoliosis

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1. Idiopathic Scoliosis

• Idiopathic scoliosis develops in childhood. It
  can be divided into early-initiation idiopathic
  scoliosis and late-initiation idiopathic
  scoliosis. Early-initiation scoliosis occurs
  between birth and 9 years of age.
• Generally, the earlier the age of scoliosis
  initiation, the more severe and disabling it may
  become. Early-initiation scoliosis can result in
  major lung problems due to lack of normal lung
  development and sometimes can progress rapidly.

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2. Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

• Also known as Late-initiation scoliosis typically
  presents between 10 to 17 years of age.
  Adolescent Scoliosis is most common in females
  society, and mostly affect the thoracic (upper)
  spine and rib cage.
• The lungs are usually developed by this period
  and so lung problems are usually not as simple
  unless the scoliosis is quite major (over 80
  degrees curve).
• For children under 14 years of age who have a
  large growth spurt, immediate treatment is
  recommended in most cases.

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3. Adult scoliosis

• Adult scoliosis is a spinal deformity in a
  skeletally mature patient with a Cobb angle of
  more than 10 degrees in the coronal plain.
• Adult scoliosis can be categorized into two major
  groups
• Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis - Those adult patients
  who have had scoliosis since childhood or teenage
  come under this category. 
• Degenerative Scoliosis ( Adult De Novo ) - This
  develops in mature age i.e from age 18.
  Degenerative scoliosis develops as an result of
  disc and facet joint degeneration. 

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Causes of Scoliosis

• In approximately 80 of cases, the cause of
  scoliosis is unknown due to its Idiopathic nature
  ( i.e. Roughly 8 out of 10 cases are Idiopathic
  Scoliosis ). As mentioned above it usually
  develops when the patients age is between 10 and
  17 years old, approximately coinciding with the
  initiation of teens.

• Scoliosis can also rise as a result of essential
  medical conditions such as -
• a) Muscular dystrophy
• b) Cerebral palsy
• c) Marfan syndrome
• Sometimes, a baby will be born with scoliosis
  because of the way their spine developed in the
  uterus vice versa, some types of scoliosis don't
  develop until old age.

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Symptoms of Scoliosis
A. Symptoms of Scoliosis in Kids

1. The shoulders has two different heights
2. The head doesn't look centered with the rest of
   his body
3. One hip is higher than the other or sticks out
4. The ribs are pushed out
5. His arms don't hang down straight next to his
   body When the child stands straight
6. When the child bends forward, the two sides of
   his back are different heights

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B. Symptoms of Scoliosis in Adults

1. Uneven shoulders and/or hips
2. Bump in the lower back
3. Numbness, weakness, or pain in the legs
4. Find Trouble while walking
5. Difficulty in standing up straight
6. Fatigue or Tiredness without doing much
7. Short breath
8. Short Height than usual
9. Bone Spurs - bumps in the joints of the spine
   from bone and joint damage
10. Feeling of fullness, even if not had much food.
    This is because your spine is putting pressure on
    your belly.

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Factors for Treatment

1. The patient's age
2. The severity of their spinal curve
3. The location of the curve
4. How quickly the curve is progressing (getting
   worse)
5. Whether or not the patient is still growing or
   has the growth stopped

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Treatment Process

1. Observation
2. Bracing
3. Injection and Radiofrequency Non-Surgical
   Treatment For Reducing Pain
4. Physiotherapy
5. Spinal Surgery

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