Scoliosis

hell yeah......

No. The slight curvature it causes in the spine has no impact on lifespan.

yea, but i dont know how.

Loss of fluids and salts--especially sodium, potassium, magnesium , and calcium--can disrupt ion balances in both muscle and nerves. This can prevent them from responding and recovering normally, and can lead to a cramp.

Yes because sprained backs heal scoliosis can be permanent

An arthropathy is any of a group of several diseases of a joint.

I have pain is lumbar area that is relieved with sitting. I know I have scoliosis, I believe it came about after I suffered a tibial plateau fracture and after 10 years of no back pain. Is my pain from scoliosis or is it spinal arthritic changes?

it can be it depends on how severe it is, and if it worsens The cures are either braces to straighten your back or back surgery which isn't horrible but recovery time is up to a year

Scoliosis, if not caught early and corrected with a brace or myoelectric stimulation, can require corrective surgery to halt the progressive worsening.

I the curve is 20 degrees or less you must just watch it, so it doesnt get worse.

If the curve is 20-40 degrees you would need a brace.(it is quite tight)

I the curve is over 40 degrees you would need surgery(an operation).

I've got scoliosis myself and its about seventy degrees, I'm having an operation soon.

(so i know all these things)

ok so another person said the top they did good i just wanted to add a little

when i first went to the doctor for scoliosis i had to get a brace cause my curve was like 26 i think i don't know i was in 4th grade now im going into 7th grade. i wore a brace all the way till i was almost done with 6th grade. my curve was getting worse.

so the doctor told me i had to have surgery cause by that time my curve was around 70 degrees. the day of the surgery i was really nervous they gave me this mask and it put me to sleep when i woke up it felt like i was asleep for 15 minutes but really it was 6 hours. i didnt really think about that much when i woke up though cause i was a little out of it. i had a butten to push that gave me medicine when i needed it. i don't remember much after that mask was put on my face. i don't even remember going to my room in the hospital. but i remember my room mate was a baby screaming and crying lol. by the third day they had me walking i didnt like to do it but they made me so i could get out of the hospital as soon as possible. i was out of the hospital by the 5th day! i went home and i remember my brother and sister made me a welcome home banner and gave me a basket full of snacks and movies! a couple of weeks later i had my teacher come in to teach me an hour a day i didnt go back to school till like a month and a half later. but then by like July 10th i was doing feild day at school! now it has almost been 6 months and i am dancing and swimming and everything. so that is a short story of what i had to go threw with scoliosis but everyone is diffrent so you might not need surgery.

I can only answer from personal experience. I was diagnosed with scoliosis when I was 20 years old and have been an exercise junkie since then because keeping active has always helped with the pain. I am 49 years old now and a couple of years ago the pain started getting worse. I decided to start swimming since I had recently moved into a house only 6 blocks from an indoor pool. It was one of the smartest things I have ever done. I have been swimming for almost 2 years now, 4-5 times a week. When I first started out I had bad technique and it actually made my pain worse. I watched and talked to good swimmers and got some pointers. (Also watched youtube videos)

I do freestyle for 40-45 minutes (had to work up to it) The key for me was BALANCE and stretching. I learned to turn my head every third stroke to breath. Took some getting use to but it works the best. This way your not turning your head the same way every time. Then I started to flip at the end of the pool to make the whole motion more fluid. I even flip to different sides. Remember BALANCE! I wear a noseplug to keep that chlorinated water from getting into my sinuses. I also realized that when I turned my head to the right side I wasn't kicking or stretching out (the right side is the side that is all cramped up on me, could be different for you). When I turned to that side I had this funny feeling that I was falling but the more I stretch the less I experience it and it is almost gone now. Going fast is not important. Long strokes are important and I actually go a lot faster with less strokes. It use to take me 31 strokes to get to the end of the pool. Now I do it in 22-23.

I also do a modified back stroke using an exercise I learned at a chiropractor when I was younger. (Haven't been to a chiro since, can't afford it)

Another thing I highly recommend is an inversion table. It really helps to stretch you out. They cost a couple hundred dollars but was a great investment.

Hope this helps. Remember balance and stretch, stretch, stretch!!!!

Yes, due to the various problems linked to scolisos. Individuals with scolisos may have a slight (or not so slight) leg length differential. The longer leg hits the ground first - but it has not stretchabilty to it. It is harder to stretch, and muscles are tight, compacted and it can, as years go on, cause great discomfort, and with weaker muscle function in the longer leg.

Yes that is probably the ribs sticking out.

it probably depends on your curvature and if you have a single or double curve, but i had the surgery about 7 months ago. i had a double curve. the first month was hard but after that i recovered really quickly. i can twist side to side and bend from my hips like normal the only thing that is different is that I'm not able to arch or hollow my back like before the surgery.

In cases where scoliosis has caused a significant deformity resulting in a rib hump, it is often possible to perform a surgery called a "costoplasty" (also called "thorocoplasty") in order to achieve a more pleasing cosmetic result. This procedure may be performed at any time after a fusion surgery, whether as part of the same operation or several years afterwards. It is usually impossible to completely straighten and untwist a scoliotic spine, and it should be noted that the level of cosmetic success will depend on the extent to which the fused spine still rotates out into the ribcage. A rib hump is evidence that there is still some rotational deformity to the spine. Specific weight training techniques can be used to influence this rotational deformity in the unfused parts of the spine. This leads to a marked decrease in pain and to some improvement in organ function depending on the person's particular case and is to be recommended over any cosmetic surgical procedure. Knowing insurance companies, I doubt they would cover a thorocoplasty as part of a Scoliosis claim, unless you can get your Dr on side and find a medical reason why you would also need this as part of your surgery. Because it is considered to be plastic surgery, you may struggle to get them to pay for it, it is not a very common procedure in the UK, although, there are people requesting it on the NHS.

Facet arthrosis is the inflammation of the facet joint. Humans have 25 of these going down the spine. As the body ages, the spaces between the joint are less resilient and medical or surgical intervention can become necessary.

Thoracolumbar spondylitis can be referred to as lumbar spondylitis or cervical spondylitis. Thoracolumbar refers to the lumbar or thoracic vertebrae. It is a form of arthritis due to age-related disease in joints and the spine.

Scoliosis is termed as the lateral curvature of your spine.

It can either be structural or non structural.

Structural is when your spine side bends and also has a rotational component.

Non- Structural is when your spine just has a side bend component and it can be removed with change in position/posture.

Symptoms Might include:

Difficulty bending and reaching on the side of scoliosis, Shortened muscles on the concavity side if scoliosis is longstanding, severe conditions might reduce the capacity of your lungs, Walking in a correct and natural manner might be difficult, an evident curve might be seen.

Depending upon the curve, scoliosis is named. If your spine curve has convexity towards the right, it will be right scoliosis and a spine with convex left side is a left scoliosis.

While screening for scoliosis, you will have to have a keen observation.

Observe a person from the back rather than from the front.

Things to observe will be:

1. Raised shoulder on the side of scoliosis

2. Raised iliac crest (top crest of your hip bone) on the side of scoliosis.

3. Look as if the person is bending to the opposite side.

You might want to perform an Alan's Forward bend test

Here, ask the person to touch the toes with bending the back and keeping the knees straight.

If there is a hump on the back raised one particular side then we can say that its a structural scoliosis.

Based on a test called Cobb's Angle test, your orthopedic doctor will determine the amount of problem you have.

Based on Cobb's Angle results treatment can be done by

a. Physical Therapy

b. Orthosis

c. Surgery

If treated and cared early, scoliosis can be reversed very easily and can facilitate a better lifestyle.

If it has been happening to you recently ,then you have probably pulled a muscle!

I wouldn't be searching for information if I knew the answer.

Majority of cases are treatable and these days surgery is so good it is not heard of in the west of terminal cases, with good treatment scoliosis can be dealt with

There are minor cases of death where Scoliosis is concerned but we don´t see that in the west

Most definitely. I wear a back brace currently and it straitens my back while I'm wearing it , but doesn't stop its curve for good. After two nights without it it will continue to grow.

Scoliosis is when your spine curves. It can be cause by sitting and standing with bad posture.

It might, but you should have a braceing or even surgery before it gets that bad. Scoliosis is not likely to case pain in young patients, but if it grows, it should be braced.

Yes it can, I was diagnosed with scoliosis at 10 and wore a back-brace for years. The scoliosis has also deformed my ribs, which causes problems with my lungs, for me, it's not constant, rarely I have shortness of breath, pain while breathing in and out or pressure in my chest (like the wind is knocked out of me). All of these only last for a few seconds at a time (maybe a minute) and not daily, sometimes not even weekly. I was told by my doctor that this is fine unless it gets worse. But I would suggest talking to your doctor about it, your situation may be worse or different than mine. Hope I helped and good luck!

no you can not you have to wait about 6 months or a year they will not take you if you go after three months. it does not matter your going as a active duty

The same as most people except you may experience more back pain.