Everything You Need to Know About Swimming with Scoliosis
Being diagnosed with Scoliosis can be confusing. You do not know what you can and what you cannot do. What is this disease? It is characterized by the spinal cord having an s or c-shaped curve when viewed from the back using an x ray machine (instead of being straight). Its onset is at young ages being mainly diagnosed in childhood or adolescence. In most cases, there is no known cause and it is referred to as idiopathic. Read more and find out what some known causes are and more information on this disease. Treatment Options After your diagnosis, the immediate thing you should do is to look for Scoliosis treatment options. What are these? Your doctor will explain the options you have. The ideal choice will depend on the severity of the disease. In mild cases, all the doctor may prescribe is frequent checkup to see if the angle of curvature is increasing. If the angle does not increase with time, there may be no treatment needed. If the angle keeps increasing and in advanced cases...
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