SCOLIOSIS

WHAT IT IS:
Scoliosis is known as an
abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.

TYPES OF SCOLIOSIS

• Dextroscoliosis
• Levoscoliosis
• Thoratic scoliosis
• Lumbar scoliosis
• Thoracolumbar scoliosis

ALSO:

• Idiopathic scoliosis
• Congenital scoliosis
• Neuromuscular scoliosis
• Degenerative scoliosis

SCOLIOSIS IS ALSO CATEGORIZED INTO 3 AGE GROUPS:

• Infantile (birth-3 y/o)
• Juvenile (3-9 y/o)
• Adolescent (10-18 y/o)

DEXTROSCOLIOSIS:

• Curve to the right
• Usually in thoracic spine
• Most common
• Makes a C or S shape

LEVOSCOLIOSIS

• Curve to left
• Common in lumbar spine
• Rare in thoracic

★ thoracic scoliosis is a curve in the middle of the spine (most common)
☆lumbar scoliosis is in the lower back
★thoracolumbar scoliosis includes both upper and lower parts of the spine

Terms can be combined
For example, thoracolumbar dextroscoliosis is a c shaped curve that is in the lower thoracic/upper lumbar part of the back

IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS
☆ no definite cause for it
★ most common
CONGENITAL SCOLIOSIS
☆ takes place in utero
★ v rare (like 1 in 10,000)
☆ spine didn't form correctly

NEUROMUSCULAR SCOLIOSIS
★ develops in people who can't walk due to neuromuscular conditions
☆like cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy
★ also called myopathic scoliosis
DEGENERATIVE SCOLIOSIS
☆ adult scoliosis
★ common later in life
☆ as joints and spine deteriorate

THATS IT :Y