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My chiro xray shows lateral pelvic tilt & (as a result) curve in lumbar spine. doc said the curvature in the spine is not scoliosis. how is it not?
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Depends on details: The presence of a tilt on an X-ray does not necessarily mean scoliosis. There can be positional curves which show up on imaging that have to do with either posture or muscular tension. Scoliosis represents a curvature to the spine which reflects an abnormality of how the bones interact with each other. This difference can be subtle. A trained radiologist can tell the difference.
Answered 10/25/2017
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Nobody's perfect : If I take an X-ray on 10 people I'll find something "wrong" in 9 of them. Nobody's spine is perfect.
Answered 10/25/2017
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