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Health Encyclopedia: Scoliosis Causes
Causes
In 80% of patients, the cause of scoliosis is unknown. Such cases are called idiopathic scoliosis. (Idiopathic means without a known cause.) Idiopathic scoliosismay be due to multiple, poorly understood inherited factors, most likely from the mother's side. However, the severity often varies widely among family members who have the condition, suggesting that other factors must be present.
Researchers have not been able to identify the specific genetic abnormalities that make a young person ...
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Scoliosis Deserves Special Consideration
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health ExpertThe chronic pain from scoliosis deserves special consideration. This skeletal deformity of the... Read more »
Ask the Expert – 3/3/08 - #2. Scoliosis from a spinal injury?
By John Claude Krusz, PhD, MD , Health Expert...can leave a person with a predisposition to develop scoliosis. Many scoliosis problems can be... Read more »
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Scoliosis: Risk Factors
Risk Factors for Initial Scoliosis. Idiopathic scoliosis, the most common form, occurs most often during the growth spurt right before and during adolescence. (Between 12 - 21% of... Read more »Scoliosis: Resources
www.scoliosis.org -- National Scoliosis Foundationwww.srs.org -- Scoliosis Research Societywww.scoliosis-assoc.org - - Scoliosis Associationwww.aaos.org -- American Academy of Orthopaedic... Read more »Scoliosis: Prognosis
PrognosisIn general, the severity of the scoliosis depends on the degree of the curvature and whether it threatens vital organs, specifically the lungs and heart.Mild Scoliosis (less than 20... Read more »Scoliosis: Highlights
Bone DensityAdolescent girls with scoliosis often have low bone mineral density (osteopenia), a condition that can later develop into osteoporosis. The amount of bone loss may predict curve... Read more »Scoliosis: Symptoms
Scoliosis is usually painless. The curvature itself may often be too subtle to be noticed, even by observant parents. Some parents may notice abnormal posture in their growing child that... Read more »Images
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