What is Scoliosis?
{{Infobox medical condition (new) | name = Scoliosis | image = Blausen 0785 Scoliosis 01.png | caption = | width = 180px | field = [[Orthopedic surgery]] | pronounce = {{IPAc-en|ˌ|s|k|oʊ|l|i|ˈ|oʊ|s|ɪ|s}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Scoliosis|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoliosis|website=Merriam Webster|access-date=12 August 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811005955/http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoliosis|archive-date=11 August 2016}}</ref> | symptoms = Sideways curve in the back<ref name=NIH2015/> | complications = | onset = 10–20 years old<ref name=NIH2015/> | duration = | causes = Usually unknown<ref name=GHR2013/> | risks = Family history, [[cerebral palsy]], [[Marfan syndrome]], tumors such as [[neurofibromatosis]]<ref name=NIH2015/> | diagnosis = [[X-ray]]<ref name=NIH2015/> | differential = | prevention = | treatment = [[Watchful waiting]], [[Back brace|bracing]], exercises, surgery<ref name=NIH2015/><ref name=Neg2018/> | medication = | prognosis = | frequency = 3%<ref name=Sh2014/><ref>{{cite web|title=Scoliosis - Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment|url=https://www.aans.org/en/Patients/Neurosurgical-Conditions-and-Treatments/Scoliosis|website=aans.org|access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref> | deaths = | alt = }} '''Scoliosis''' is a medical condition in which the [[human]] or [[animal]] [[spine]] has a sideways curve. The curve is usually S-shaped or C-shaped.<ref>{{cite web|title=Scoliosis in Children and Adolescents|date=7 April 2017 |publisher=NIAMS|url=https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/scoliosis|access-date=September 27, 2019}}</ref> In some, the curve is stable. In others, though, it increases over time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Adolescent Scoliosis|publisher=Genetic Home Reference|url=https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/adolescent-idiopathic-scoliosis#expand-collapse-start|access-date=September 27, 2019}}</ref> Mild scoliosis does no