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Scoliosis Facts

Alternative medicine treatments for scoliosis include chiropractic adjustments

10 Things to know about … SCOLIOSIS

  1. It affects between 5 million and 7 million people in the United States.
  2. It is a condition that affects how the spine structures grow.
  3. Girls are eight times more likely to have curves that need treatment.
  4. It runs in families, but sometimes children are the first to have it.
  5. It is NOT caused by heavy backpacks, certain sports or lazy posture.
  6. If there is family history of scoliosis, screening with a scoliometer is recommended twice a year for those between in the ages of 10 and 15. If there is no family history of scoliosis, girls should be screened twice a year between the ages of 10 and 12 and boys should be screened once a year at 12 and 13 years old.
  7. Bracing and scoliosis-specific exercises can help halt the progression of scoliosis.
  8. Neither scoliosis nor scoliosis surgery affect the ability to have children.
  9. Low-dose imaging subjects patients to between 50% and 95% less radiation than other systems.
  10. Free education, resources and questions:
    • Scoliosis Research Society
    • National Scoliosis Foundation
    • Scoliosis Specialty Center of Charleston

 

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