Scoliosis Symptoms
Symptoms
Scoliosis is often 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 includes:
- A tilted head that does not line up over the hips
- A protruding shoulder blade
- One hip or shoulder that is higher than the other, causing an uneven hem or shirt line
- An uneven neckline
- Leaning more to one side than the other
- In developing girls, breasts appearing to be of unequal size
- One side of the...
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