 [ Symptoms ] my daughter is 17 and has type 1 diabetes what will these changes mean for her [ Disease ] this is an adult degenerative s scoliosis … most of the time treatment of adult degenerative scoliosis is conservative care meaning non surgical rarely is surgery necessary treatment decisions for adult degenerative scoliosis are based on how much pain you are experiencing how much the condition is affecting your ability to function and whether or not you are having symptoms of nerve compression i recommend seeing a physiotherapist for a long term rehabilitation program…then you can go back gradually to your activities