Early detection important in scoliosis diagnosis

Scoliosis is the most common deformity of the spine and is diagnosed when lateral and rotational abnormalities are present. Lateral curvatures are indicated by a side-to-side bow, or S-shaped spinal column, while rotational deformities occur when the vertebrae are twisted to one side or the other. Both aspects of scoliosis must be present to make a diagnosis of the condition.

“A normal spine has three front-to-back curves between the neck and the pelvis,” said Anderson. “A child with scoliosis will present with a spine that also curves abnormally to the side and is twisted either to the right or the left.”

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