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Can falling down and injuring the back cause a change in the spinal curvature?
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Yes: If there was a fracture that caused asymmetric distortion of the bone, then yes. Also, if no injury occurred and muscle spasm is present, then yes. If you have a curvature that is typical for idiopathic scoliosis with associated rotation of the apical vertebra on xrays, then probably not. This would imply a structural curve and that it predated the injury.
Answered 5/29/2013
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