At what age is scoliosis easily detected? Scoliosis mainly occurs during the growth and development stage of the human body, with a high prevalence in middle school students aged 10-15 years old, accounting for 70%80%. This period is the second growth spurt in a person’s life, the spine grows faster, and the original slight scoliosis aggravates faster during this period. Therefore, the 3 years of middle school is the prime time to detect and treat scoliosis, and parents should pay special attention to this age group of adolescents. Why is it important to screen middle school students for scoliosis every year? Scoliosis is common in middle school students between the ages of 10-15 years old. The initial changes in appearance are not obvious, and most students live independently at school, so it is not easy to detect; as they grow older, the original appearance of the undetected scoliosis may be detected in the following year’s physical examination. What should parents do after their child is suspected of having scoliosis? Parents should consult a specialist to enhance their own and their child’s knowledge about scoliosis and learn how to observe changes in scoliosis, and actively seek medical attention when changes in appearance are detected: there is no need for excessive psychological burden because early detection and early treatment: more than 95% of scoliosis can be effectively controlled without further development. So is scoliosis hereditary? Because scoliosis has a certain family heredity, the risk of scoliosis in children of scoliosis patients is greater than the probability of normal people, but the probability is generally very low. Because the genetic continuum is not as simple as hair or skin color, it is difficult to predict accurately. Therefore, parents should closely monitor their child’s spine and examine the other children if one of them develops scoliosis.