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Scoliosis: What You Need to Know

Peer-Reviewed Article

Idiopathic scoliosis, often with an unknown cause, may have genetic factors but other causes remain unclear.

Posterior view of the adolescent spine showing thoracic scoliosis.

Overview

Illustration of spine with idiopathic scoliosis curve

Types of Scoliosis

Posterior view of the adolescent spine showing thoracic scoliosis.

Scoliosis: What You Need to Know

Posterior view of a spine with degenerative scoliosis curve

All About Degenerative Scoliosis

Video

Posterior view of the spine with idiopathic scoliosis curve

Idiopathic Scoliosis Video

Posterior view of the lower body with a spine showing degenerative scoliosis curve

Degenerative Scoliosis Video

Symptoms

X-ray scan showing spine curvature caused by scoliosis

Scoliosis Symptoms

Medical illustration showing the lumbar scoliosis curve in an adult spine

Degenerative Scoliosis Symptoms and Diagnosis

Causes and Diagnosis

Medical illustration of an adolescent skeleton with scoliosis

Cobb Angle and Skeletal Maturity

Assortment of scans detecting scoliosis in the spine.

Scoliosis Diagnosis

Spine showing the Cobb Angle of a thoracic scoliosis curve

Cobb Angle Used to Measure Scoliosis Curves

Treatment

Posterior view of curvature in the lower spine from degenerative scoliosis.

Treatment for Degenerative Scoliosis

Medical illustration showing the impact of scoliosis on posture

Long-Term Outlook for Adolescents Who Have Scoliosis Surgery

Doctors examining x-rays of patient's spine.

Controversy Over Whether Bracing Works

Posterior view of the upper body showing adolescent scoliosis.

Scoliosis Surgery

Front view and back view side-by-side of a Boston brace.

Types of Scoliosis Braces

Posterior view of the adult spine showing lumbar scoliosis.

Scoliosis Treatment

Medical illustration of a severe adolescent idiopathic scoliosis curve

Cobb Angle Measurement and Treatment Guidelines

Posterior view of idopathic scoliosis

Bracing Treatment for Idiopathic Scoliosis

Posterior view of the lower body showing location of lumbar laminectomy.

Surgery for Degenerative Scoliosis

View of the front and back of the Boston Back Brace.

When a Teen with Scoliosis Won’t Wear a Back Brace

Wellness

Yoga class participants doing a forward bend.

4 Beginner Yoga Poses for Those with Scoliosis

Man doing the latissimus stretch

4 Scoliosis Exercises

Medical illustration of a skeleton showing signs of scoliosis

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis and Emotional Health

Young teenager sitting down looking depressed

How to Spot Depression in an Adolescent with Scoliosis