1, what causes scoliosis? Some of the causes are clear to us, some are congenital factors that cause this problem, some patients are brain paralysis caused by the curvature of the spine, clinically there is idiopathic scoliosis accounted for about 75-80%. This so-called idiopathic is the cause is not clear, some of our research that there may be some relationship with genetics, and is a multi-factor genetic relationship, but exactly which gene or DNA changes cause scoliosis is still unclear, is under study. 2. What is the approximate time of onset of scoliosis? What is the incidence rate? The incidence of scoliosis is more commonly known as the prevalence rate, the incidence rate is how many new patients appear in a thousand people each year, and the prevalence rate is how many people are affected by the clinical survey we do each year, so we usually talk about the prevalence rate. Generally scoliosis is about 1-3%. A national survey done in Beijing was 1.47%, and the prevalence rate of surveys done around the country, including Tianjin and Guangdong, is about 1.5, some report 1.7, some 2%, the total is about 1.5. When it comes to this prevalence also consider how to define scoliosis, we generally have a measurement of the degree, if more than ten degrees is defined as scoliosis, counted within 1.5%, if the prevalence of 20 degrees is relatively large, the prevalence is about one to two thousandths. 3, scoliosis surgery, children in which age treatment effect is better? The reason is that the development trend of scoliosis is very difficult to determine when it will develop into what, so we generally most commonly used in the development process of children, because the life of a person is 0-3 years old is the growth and development peak, the second peak is 10-15, 16 years old, girls may be a little earlier, boys may be a little later. The development of scoliosis during this growth spurt is relatively fast, so more patients undergo surgery during this period. We generally determine whether a patient should have surgery based on the size of the scoliosis, and whether to treat it based on the size of the scoliosis and the speed of development. At present, I think a more objective method is based on follow-up. Six months ago, we found out how much scoliosis the patient had, and if the scoliosis worsens during the period of rapid development of the child, we should intervene; otherwise, allowing it to develop will bring more serious results. But there may be part of the scoliosis development slowly, this part of the patient we follow up to observe, may not have a great impact. 4.Can scoliosis be cured by other methods without surgery? My child has a little curvature at the age of 16 or 17, but the degree is very small and he is very worried. I think it is very unlikely that such a scoliosis will be aggravated by a child who is more developed and more mature. In fact, I say that if this scoliosis does not develop, it may not bring about cardiopulmonary dysfunction for life. But sometimes the aggravation to 30 or 40 degrees, may need to intervene through some methods, if between 25-40 degrees generally through the brace and conservative treatment. There are many methods in society that conservative treatment is effective, some are massage, some are massage, there used to be electric nature, there is enough scientific evidence to prove that this method is helpful to scoliosis is only brace treatment. 5. What is the approximate cost of surgery? The cost is actually a great concern for both the patient and the doctor. Because the metal used is metal, the metal used in the human body including toxicology, durability, fatigue than other steel is a little more stringent, so the general price cost will be a little higher. So generally in the country like with domestic products may be about 30,000 to 40,000, foreign products may be 50,000 to 60,000, 70,000 to 80,000, or according to the size of the bend, such as building a house bend is very large need more things to support, each support a little more may cost relatively high, depending on this aspect. 6, scoliosis early detection and early treatment of future treatment results will be of any help? Most scoliosis such as the need for brace control can still be controlled, and in some cases it is possible to avoid surgery.