Doctors diagnose scoliosis when a spinal curvature “measures 10 degrees or greater on an X-ray,” according to Johns Hopkins ...

Scoliosis is a curvature in the spine ... with your elbow at about a 90 degree angle. Step 3: Keep your knees on the ground. Lift from your abs and make sure you are not bending your hips or ...

If scoliosis is suspected, an X-ray helps determine the severity of the spinal curve. In cases where the curve is mild (less than 25 degrees), physicians recommend regular check-ups every six ...

Due to the long delay in getting treatment, Daniel Collins (14) will now need two spinal surgeries instead of one ...

So the way they decide if you need surgery is if it's over a certain degree. It's measured in an angle, called the ‘cobb’s’ ...

Scoliosis may lead asymmetrical shape of the spine and malalignment. Asymmetrical load distribution on the cartilage could be the underlying factor that may lead to osteoarthritis of the knee joint.

It's an abnormal curving of the spine that often appears in the shape of the letters S or C — scoliosis is common, affecting an estimated 7 million people in ...

A 14-year-old Tralee boy is enduring chronic pain with his quality of life diminishing by the day because he can’t get the ...