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
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
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 29
20s 212
30s 356
40s 426
50s 476
60s 439
70+ 239

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 257
Female 1,882

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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.



Common symptoms reported by people with scoliosis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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.
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Treatments taken by people for scoliosis

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Outpatient PT)
Type
Physical Therapy
How many have tried
536
Tried for
scoliosis (2)

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

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Outpatient PT)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
scoliosis (2)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with scoliosis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has scoliosis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 8 new patients joined this month
  • 556 say scoliosis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 29
20s 212
30s 356
40s 426
50s 476
60s 439
70+ 239

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 257
Female 1,882

Types
Condition Types Proportion # of patients
Congenital 34
Dextroscoliosis 25
Idiopathic 62
Levoscoliosis 41
Neuromuscular 12
Syndromic 1
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 1,292
Not Diagnosed 28

These charts show data from scoliosis patients who have completed their condition history
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