The main difference between a herniated disc and scoliosis is that some herniated discs cause scoliosis, and scoliosis caused by a herniated disc is different from idiopathic scoliosis and scoliosis caused by congenital disease. Scoliosis caused by a herniated disc is postural scoliosis, in which the body reduces pain by allowing the nerve roots to avoid the herniated disc through specific postures, and most postural scoliosis will improve naturally through treatment of the herniated disc. Some idiopathic scoliosis or scoliosis caused by congenital disease is structural scoliosis, and patients need surgical intervention to solve the problem.