Friday, June 24, 2011

I am 22, should I start to monitor my scoliosis?

Adulthood scoliosis has a 68% risk of progression if the curvature is more than 25 degrees and only 8% risk of adulthood progression if the curve is less than 25 degrees. So every effort should be made (non-surgically) to reduce the curvature below that 25 degree threshold and dramatically lower the patient's risk of adulthood curve progression (1*-3* per year on avg).

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