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It can occur in more than one way:
- You can be born with it, possibly genetic
- You can have an injury or illness that damages your spine
- Osteoporosis
- It may be abnormal nerves or muscles pulling on your spine
- There may be no known direct cause that can be proven
Wiki User
∙ 8y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoYou can't really "get" scoliosis. Scoliosis is a genetic disorder developed by a hereditary gene.
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What age children can contract scoliosis?
Scoliosis, or curvature of the spine, occurs in about 3 percent of the population and is much more prevelant in girls than boys. Scoliosis can be detected at any childhood age and is not contagious.
What is the lateral curvation of the spine called?
That is called a scoliosis. You can remember the 'S' shaped spine of Scoliosis.
What is a prevention of scoliosis?
scoliosis can not be prevented
Where does scoliosis mainly affect?
Scoliosis is a descriptive term for a spinal condition. Scoliosis means curvature
What effects does scoliosis have on your daily routine?
effects of scoliosis
What is the disorder of Scoliosis?
scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine
Can scoliosis mean the spine has a twist?
yes that is what scoliosis is
Does Katherine cimorelli have scoliosis?
Does Lauren cimorelli have scoliosis
What are alternative treatments for scoliosis?
As I have heard, there is no particular alternative treatment for scoliosis. Treatments like biofeedback cannot prevent scoliosis. Exercise has not been confirmed to affect change on scoliosis.
What is positional change or scoliosis?
Scoliosis is an abnormal curving of the spine.
If your back hurts can it be from Scoliosis?
it can be from scoliosis but it can be from other things also.
Life expectancy for scoliosis patients?
Scoliosis will not affect your lifespan.
