Do 12 year old girls need Scoliosis?!


Question: Do 12 year old girls need Scoliosis!?
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Scoliosis is a disease where your spine is curved!. I am 12 and i just got tested for it a week ago at my scool!. They tell you if you have a possibility of having scoliosis!. Most doctors say it is nessesary to have scoliosis tests at age 12!. So yes you do need scoliosis tests!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

12-year old girls may get scoliosis!. Any age may get it, although if a teen gets it, bracing may be possible which may keep the curve from getting worse!. Bracing doesn't always work, unfortunately, but its better to try than not to!.

I've posted the following a few times for other people with questions!. I hope I'll answer the things that have you concerned!.

Scoliosis comes mainly in two flavors - functional (the curve is caused by another issue (uneven leg length for example) and structural!. There are two main kinds of structural scoliosis - congenital (present at birth) and idiopathic (unknown cause)!. It is important for you to know what kind you have!.

If you have functional scoliosis, a chiropractor may be able to help!. Shoe lifts may help with uneven legs, but there can be many causes of functional scoliosis!. I don't have much experience with functional scoliosis!.

If you have structural scoliosis, there's not a lot you can do!. The main treatments depend on how bad the curve is and how much more growth you have to go!. Its not possible to predict how much or how fast a curve may increase!.

You need to see a scoliosis specialist if you're not doing that already!. A doctor that is not trained as a scoliosis specialist doesn't have the expertise to treat it!.

Any curve under 10 degrees is considered normal and probably isn't monitored!.

Curves from 10-25 degrees are mild but should be monitored, especially if you're still growing!.

Curves from 25-40 degrees are moderate with bracing possible!. You will need monitoring, especially if you're still growing!.

Surgery may be recommended if your curve doesn't respond to bracing!. Bracing will do no good if you're through growing!. The purpose of a brace isn't to make your curve better, but rather to keep the curve from becoming worse!.

Curves greater than 45 degrees is major!. Surgery may be recommended!. This depends on many things, but whether you're done growing, whether your curve is increasing, whether your heart and lungs are in danger of being squeezed by your curve, whether you're in pain, quality of life, etc!.

If your curve is over 30 degrees, there is a good chance that it will increase even when you're through growing!. (Mine did!.)

Unfortunately, nothing can *fix* idiopathic scoliosis!. Surgery can keep the curve from getting worse, and in most cases, will reduce the curve but most likely your spine won't be straight (unless you are very flexible in the area to be fused, then you might be lucky)!.

Chiropractors, message therapists, acupuncturists, etc!., can't fix idiopathic scoliosis!. These people adjust the soft, connective tissues and that may (or may not, you can't tell ahead of time) make you feel better, but remember, idiopathic scoliosis is not a connective tissue disease!. Your spine is growing curved!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

you can't do scoliosis
scoliosis is a disease where you have a curved spine
12 year old girls do not need scoliosis, they need their spine checked to test to see if they have itWww@Answer-Health@Com

Do you know what Scoliosis is!? It's not something you do!. It's a curvature of the spine!. If you don't have a very bad curve you should be fine, it it gets bad you might have to wear a brace or have surgery!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

how do you Do Scoliosis, thats a major problem in the spine- unless you are talking about a Scoliosis exam, then yeah everyone should be tested!Www@Answer-Health@Com

Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine as was previously stated so this is a silly question!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I'm not sure what you mean, I thought scoliosis was an abnormal curvature of the spine!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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