Scoliosis is the outcome of a progressive
3D deformation of the spine.
• 23 out of every
1000 individuals are candidates for scoliosis.
• Among the most severe scoliosis cases, 8 out of 10
are young females.
• Scoliosis begins in childhood or adolescence. It
occurs at different ages and is categorised accordingly
as an
infantile,
juvenile or adolescent scoliosis. It can be detected
at all ages but as it is very much related to growth,
it is
most
common in adolescence.
• In more than
80% of the cases, the real cause of scoliosis remains
unknown; this is why it's called idiopathic. There
are serious hypotheses being studied by researchers.
Heredity and growth control mechanisms are the main
focus for modern
research.
If untreated, most severe
scoliotic deformations have mid
and long-term consequences on:
• Vital functions:
respiratory and cardiac pathology
• Locomotion: pain and mobility limitation
• Aesthetic: hunchbacked aspect and short trunk.
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