Most Effective Ways To Treat And Live With Scoliosis

Scoliosis is a skeletal disorder that affects an individual's spine. A spine with scoliosis has an abnormal horizontal curvature. This unusual shape of the spine develops commonly when an individual is experiencing a growth spurt that occurs just before they reach puberty.

Scoliosis can be a complication of other conditions like muscular dystrophy or cerebral palsy. Most cases have no clear cause, but it seems scoliosis is related to hereditary factors. Other causes of scoliosis include spinal injuries, spinal infections, and birth defects interfering with spinal bone development. For unclear reasons, scoliosis requiring treatment is more prevalent in females than in males.