How Scoliosis affects adults

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WHAT IS SCOLIOSIS? HOW IT AFFECTS ADULTS? IS IT
POSSIBLE TO FIX?
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INTRODUCTION

• Scoliosis is the medical condition that occurs
  due to sideways curvature of the spine forming a
  C or S shape.
• It is generally observed in children which is
  healed naturally over time.
• However, scoliosis can be found in adults which
  may be newly diagnosed or existing from
  childhood.
• There may be several causes of scoliosis such as
  cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy.
• However, the causes of most scoliosis are still
  unknown.
• Scoliosis can be diagnosed by X-ray of the spine.

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HOW IT AFFECTS ADULTS?

1. Scoliosis affects the body of an adult in various
   ways. Some children develop this deformity at a
   young age which may persist even after they grow
   up whereas some adults are observed to develop
   scoliosis later in their life. Scoliosis has some
   major effects as follows in the adults.
2. An adult affected with Scoliosis experiences pain
   at the back.
3. There may be a bulge or slight deformity at the
   site of pain at the back of the person having
   scoliosis. This occurs due to the rotation of
   muscles or rib cage rotation.

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• One affected by scoliosis may lose his height or
  some changes may occur in his stature due to the
  deformity in the spine.
• Due to the compressure of lungs in scoliosis, one
  may experience quick fatigue or shortness of
  breath
• An adult affected by scoliosis tends to lose his
  appetite due to premature hunger satiety.

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TREATMENTS TO FIX SCOLIOSIS

• According to the research of the council of the
  Spine doctors, most people affected by scoliosis
  do not need surgery to fix it. There are several
  non-surgical treatments that can cure scoliosis.
  However, if one is not cured by those treatments,
  he has to undergo surgery. After the diagnosis
  of scoliosis through X-ray and measuring the
  degree of curvature of the spine through MRI, one
  can opt for the following treatments.
• Non-surgical treatments 
• The doctors suggest the following treatments to
  cure scoliosis without surgery.
• In most cases, the patients can fix scoliosis
  using the following methods.

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• Medication The medicines prescribed by doctors
  target the significant pain in the back. These
  are generally nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
  drugs (NSAIDs). In the case of bulge or
  inflammation, the doctors prescribe
  anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen.
• Exercise The Spine doctors in Bangalore
  suggests exercising as a fix to scoliosis to
  strengthen and stretch the back. However, this
  may not improve the curvature of the spine
  completely but it relieves pain. The patient may
  also seek the help of a physiotherapist to
  improve his situation.
• Back braces It provides support to the spine.
  However, this method is rarely used for adults.
• Spinal injection These are generally steroidal
  or local anaesthetic in nature which can relieve
  a patient from the pain for a few weeks to a
  month. It is a short-term solution.

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SURGICAL TREATMENTS 

• An adult affected with scoliosis can undergo
  surgery only when the degree of curvature is
  severe or if the nonsurgical treatments were not
  effective. In some cases of scoliosis, the
  patient experiences nervous problems such as
  numbness from back to the foot. In such
  circumstances, one can opt for surgery.
• The orthopaedic hospital in Bangalore offers
  different types of surgery for curing scoliosis.
  These are laminectomy (removal of a section of
  one of the bones in your spine), discectomy
  (removal of a section of one of the gel-like
  discs between the vertebrae) and spinal fusion
  (joining two or more the vertebrae). 
• After undergoing a surgical process, one may take
  a year or so to recover. One should monitor the
  status of such deformity through MRI and CT scans
  to ensure that the nerves do not get affected.

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