Health blog Category: Back and Neck Pain
Scoliosis: The Signs and Symptoms
Your spine consists of 33 bones: seven cervical, 12 thoracic, five lumbar, five sacral and four fused coccygeal bones. Only the top 24 bones are movable. Depending on how you look at a ‘normal,’ healthy spine, it will appear straight or have two gentle curves. When the curves appear more exaggerated, it’s likely you’re looking at a spinal deformity.
Scoliosis can be identified relatively quickly either just by looking at someone’s spine or by using a few tests.
