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How to determine if i have scoliosis or something?
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Let me explain: This includes the forward-bending test, a simple test in which the child bends forward at the waist, arms hanging loosely and palms touching, and the examiner looks for unevenness in the child's back or ribs.
Answered 12/10/2013
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xray: There are some physical findings in various degrees in a patient who has scoliosis and this includes an asymmetry of the shoulders, an obliquity of their pelvis and a "rib hump" (asymmetric trunk rotation) on forward bending. The most definitive test is an xray. Scoliosis is defined as a curve of the spine in the coronal plane of greater than 10 degrees, and this can be readily seen on an xray.
Answered 12/29/2022
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