What is scoliosis?

  Scoliosis, commonly known as scoliosis, is a three-dimensional deformity of the spine that includes serial abnormalities in the coronal, sagittal and axial positions. In a normal person, the spine should look like a straight line from the back and be symmetrical on both sides of the trunk. Scoliosis should be suspected if the shoulders are unequal in the frontal view or if the back is uneven from the back. A full spine x-ray in the standing position should be taken at this time, and if the frontal x-ray shows a lateral curvature of the spine greater than 10 degrees, scoliosis is diagnosed. In mild scoliosis, there is usually no significant discomfort and no visible trunk deformity on the exterior. In more severe cases, scoliosis can affect the growth and development of infants and adolescents, deforming the body and, in severe cases, affecting cardiopulmonary function and even involving the spinal cord, resulting in paralysis. Mild cases of scoliosis can be observed, while severe cases require surgery. Scoliosis is a common disease that harms adolescents and children, and it is crucial to detect and treat it early.  Scoliosis, literally, means that the spine is bent to the side and is not straight anymore. Under normal circumstances, the human spine from the back should be a straight line, and the torso on both sides of the symmetry, if the spine in the back to see the occurrence of lateral bending, we should suspect the possibility of scoliosis, then, how to early detection of “scoliosis” it, in fact, there are a few of the simplest ways, parents can pay attention to when the child bath Observe: 1, whether the shoulders are equal, under normal circumstances the shoulders are equal, if not equal, be highly alert; 2, whether the back is flat, if in the case of upright back has been some uneven, that is, high on one side, low on the other, then parents must do the following check, very simple: let the child take off his shirt, feet stand on a flat ground, upright position. The examiner sits in front of or behind the child and looks at the child with his eyes level, observing whether the child’s back is equal on both sides, and if the child is found to be high on one side, this indicates that there may be scoliosis with vertebral body rotation due to convexity. This deformity is called “razorback” deformity.  If a child is found to have these conditions in life, it is important to seek professional advice from a professional scoliosis doctor and not to delay treatment, early detection and early treatment is the key to scoliosis treatment.