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American Association of Neurological Surgeons: Scoliosis
Scoliosis is an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine. It is most often diagnosed in childhood or early adolescence. The spine's normal curves occur at the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions in the so-called "sagittal" plane. These natural curves position the head over the pelvis and work as shock absorbers to distribute mechanical stress during movement. Scoliosis is often defined as spinal curvature in the "coronal" (frontal) plane.
http://www.aans.org/Patient%20Information/Conditions%20and%20Treatments/Scoliosis.aspx
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Scoliosis: Click for Treatment, Symptoms and Causes - eMedicinehealth
Get the facts on scoliosis causes, symptoms, types, and treatment for abnormal curvature of the spine. Learn about scoliosis screening for schoolchildren.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/scoliosis/article_em.htm
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National Scoliosis Foundation
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) posted today a final research plan on Screening for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. The draft research plan for this topic was posted for public comment from October 1, 2015 to October 28, 2015. The Task Force reviewed all of the comments that were submitted and took them into consideration as it finalized the research plan.
http://www.scoliosis.org
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Scoliosis: Frequently Asked Questions-OrthoInfo - AAOS
Scoliosis is a common condition that affects many children and adolescents. Simply defined, scoliosis is a sideways curve of the spine. Instead of a straight line down the middle of the back, a spine with scoliosis curves, sometimes looking like a letter "C" or "S."
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00626
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Scoliosis - NHS Choices
Scoliosis is the abnormal twisting and sideways curvature of the spine.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Scoliosis/Pages/Introduction.aspx
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Scoliosis: What You Need to Know about Scoliosis - Spine-Health
In-depth information about scoliosis, including in-depth diagnosis and treatment information on idiopathic scoliosis or adolescent scoliosis, including scoliosis surgery options.
http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/scoliosis-what-you-need-know
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Scoliosis - Kid's Health
The word scoliosis means a curve in the spine. You may know someone with scoliosis - read our article for kids to find out more.
http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/scolio.html
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Scoliosis - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Wikipedia's information about scoliosis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoliosis
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Scoliosis: Get Facts on Symptoms and Treatment - Medine Net
Scoliosis causes abnormal curvature of the spine. Get the facts on scoliosis types and symptoms. Treatment may involve exercises, surgery, physical therapy, yoga, and massage.
http://www.medicinenet.com/scoliosis/article.htm
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Scoliosis: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Scoliosis is an abnormal curving of the spine. Your spine is your backbone. It runs straight down your back. Everyone's spine naturally curves a bit. But people with scoliosis have a spine that curves too much. The spine might look like the letter C or S.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001241.htm
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Scoliosis - Mayo Clinic
Scoliosis - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, screening, treatment of this abnormal spine curvature.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/scoliosis/home/ovc-20193685
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Scoliosis of the Spine: Image, Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments - WebMD
WebMD explains scoliosis, or curvature of the spine, and how it is assessed and corrected.
http://www.webmd.com/osteoarthritis/guide/arthritis-scoliosis
