What is Scoliosis?
Scoliosis is a condition where there is a curve in the spine that goes sideways (laterally). There can be a single or a double curve. There can even be a twisting of the vertebrae mixed in with the sideways bending of the spine. How do these get into the spine in the first place?
There are two categories of scoliosis that we should consider. The first is one that includes potential genetic level issues or diseases that can affect the formation of the bones. This group is sometimes referred to as structural scoliosis. Sometimes there is a genetic coding that has the spine doing its side bending and sometimes it’s the result of other diseases such as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy and others that can cause the same problem in the spine. This is the more extreme of the two categories and is often the one that leads to the rods being placed along the spine to prevent it from heading further into it’s bends and turns.
In this type of scoliosis we will often find a rotational component that leads to the appearance of a hump on one side of the spine and we may see it as the rib cage being shaped differently on each side.
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