Scoliosis is the abnormal curving t of the spine and scoliosis treatment aims to prevent the spinal curve from getting worse.
There are two types of scoliosis nonstructural scoliosis which improves when conditions like muscles spasms also improve and structural scoliosis this is caused disease.
- Mild curves are usually checked by the doctor every 4 to 6 months until the bones stop growing, to be sure the curves are not getting worse.
- Moderate curves may need to be braced until the bones stop growing, to keep the curves from getting worse.
- Severe curves or moderate curves that are getting worse may need surgery.
One best treatment is to take medication that will ease the pain such as Percocet and Vicodin. Doctors may also do continued exams to check the curse progression and apply a brace to stop the spine from curving any further, these checks up may be every four to six months for minors and every once a year for an adult.
In some cases surgery may be the best course of action this usually involves implants being inserted to hold the spin in place of to fuse the spine together to stop spinal curve progression.
