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A disease is an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning. Scoliosis definitely qualifies.
Kieran Crist
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∙ 13y agoScoliosis (an abnormal curvature of the spine) cannot be transmitted. Some cases of scoliosis are caused by congenital abnormalities, such as vertebrae shape, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, and spinal muscular dystrophy. However, over 80% of scoliosis cases are ideopathic, meaning that the cause is unknown. You can compare it to cancer if you like, although it's nowhere near as serious - in general, doctors don't know why some people have it, but it's not something that can be transmitted from person to person.
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∙ 15y agoscoliosis is a malformation of the spine & is in no way communicable.
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∙ 12y agoNo, Spina Bifida is not a communicable disorder. It is a birth defect. That means you have to be born with it. You can't "catch" it from someone else.
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∙ 9y agoNo, it is a malformation of the alignment of the spine. Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine toward one side or the other
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∙ 9y agoNo scoliosis cannot be transfered to another person by touching or having contact with the person in any way so it is non communicable or not communicable.
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Can scoliosis be transmitted?
No, scoliosis is not contagious. The majority of scoliosis is termed idiopathic, which means that the medical community does not know what causes it. The majority of scoliosis in adolescents is idiopathic. There are congenital causes of scoliosis which often cause patients to have large curves at a very young age due to malformed vertebrae. These scolioses can be associated with spinal cord abnormalities as well as heart and kidney problems. Neuromuscular scoliosis occurs in patients who have abnormal nerve and/or spinal cord function such as in cerebral palsy, spina bifida, or spinal cord injury. Adult scoliosis can be from an adolescent scoliosis, or it can be what is termed a degenerative scoliosis. Scoloiosis is viewed (in general) as a lateral curvature of the spine with an axial twist that causes a distortion of the ribs. Majority of the cases scoliosis is called idiopathic, which means that the medical community does not know what causes it. There have been recent studies that suggest that there is a genetic component to adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Neuromuscular scoliosis occurs as a result of abnormalities in nerve function which control the trunk musculature, such as spina bifida and cerebral palsy.
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.
Life expectancy for scoliosis patients?
Scoliosis will not affect your lifespan.
If your back hurts can it be from Scoliosis?
it can be from scoliosis but it can be from other things also.
