are people born with scoliosis or is it developed over time?
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Are People
Born with
Scoliosis or
is it Developed
Over Time?
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Idiopathic scoliosis,
which is the
most common type,
affects many people
but surprisingly
few know
anything about it.
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The condition
known as
idiopathic scoliosis
has no known cause.
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Most cases
of this condition
are mild and involve
small curves
in the spine that
do not get worse
over time.
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Those who have
a moderate
to severe case
of scoliosis continue
to get worse.
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The curves can
worsen with periods
of physical growth,
such as in a person's
teenage years
when their body
is still developing.
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As scoliosis
worsens, the bones
of the spine begin
to rotate toward
the inner part of
the curve. The upper
part of the spine
is affected.
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While it is
not common,
some babies are
born with scoliosis
(congenital)
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or it can develop
over a period of
3 years after the
child is born,
which is known as
infantile scoliosis.
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Those who have
scoliosis from the
time they are born
may find that it is
worse in the long
term than scoliosis
that begins to
develop later
in life.
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The reason for
this is because the
longer the skeleton
has to grow and
develop, the worse
the curve can get.
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Some people with
congenital curves
do not get worse
over time though.
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