What is scoliosis?

Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine. It is classified as congenital when a deformity is present at birth; idiopathic when the cause is unknown; or neuromuscular when it develops as a secondary symptom of another condition such as spina bifida, cerebral palsy or trauma.

How do members experience scoliosis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with scoliosis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for scoliosis*

*Data from patients with scoliosis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with scoliosis*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Outpatient PT)
Perceived effectiveness
for scoliosis (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
scoliosis (2)

*Data from patients with scoliosis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has scoliosis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 20
20s 186
30s 335
40s 424
50s 442
60s 412
70+ 195

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 240
Female 1,759