Scoliosis‚ what is it? Not many people know exactly what it is. This disease has been around for a long time. Scoliosis is something this student thinks more people should know about and get checked frequently for too. This writer is diagnosed with scoliosis and doing this paper has helped her learn more about her own condition. The main focus of this paper is to help inform and educate people in society about scoliosis. Because of a tough schedule‚ this author had to rely on the Internet
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When people hear that I have scoliosis they generally have a lot of questions‚ or if they know what it is they have to compare me to their aunt’s sister’s dad’s cousin who has it. Scoliosis is not the end of the world‚ but there should be more awareness for it. Scoliosis is defined as: an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine (Scoliosis NP). It can be different for all who have it depending on the degree of the curve or curves‚ and people go through it differently. For me‚ mine was serious enough
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Scoliosis is diagnosed as one of three forms: idiopathic‚ which means the cause is unknown; congenital‚ which means the bones are asymmetrical at birth; or neuromuscular‚ which means the scoliosis is symptomatic of a systemic condition like muscular dystrophy‚ Friedreich ’s ataxia‚ or cerebral palsy. In this case study‚ the patient suffers from neuromuscular scoliosis because he has cerebral palsy. Some of the signs that a person suffers from scoliosis include: • A spine that curves inward or downward
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Scoliosis Scoliosis comes from a Greek word crooked. Scoliosis is a abnormal curvature of the spine. If you have scoliosis you are not alone‚ I have scoliosis too right with 1‚000 other teenagers. I was diagnosed with Scoliosis in the 5th grade with a 30 degree curve‚ when the doctor told me I had scoliosis I thought my whole life was over. The doctor started talking about surgery and if I did have to have it‚ I couldn’t do competition cheerleading. Cheerleading is my everything‚ and when he
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you can let it strengthen you.” ~ Unknown Let me take you through my journey on my diagnoses and what comes with it. Scoliosis is a disease that cannot be cured and anyone who has it will always have it. Scoliosis is the lateral curve of the spine which basically means your back is not straight and it goes sideways or in my case kinda like an s. I was first diagnosed with scoliosis when I started complaining to my mom and dad that my back was really starting to hurt before a big softball game. If
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Scoliosis :Homeostatic Imbalance The spine is composed of bones called the vertebrae. The vertebrae purpose is to work with fibers to sort the spinal cord. The vertebrae are classified by main regions called the cervical‚ thoracic‚ lumbar‚ sacrum and coccyx. When there is an unusual disease affecting the spine by making an arch it is called scoliosis. Scoliosis is mainly now for its shaped S or C in the spinal column. Its twist and rotation‚have cause deformation in different parts of the section
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Connie Beatty English Comp l Scoliosis Introduction Today we will be exploring a few of the various aspects of the disorder known as Scoliosis. First on the agenda is to define Scoliosis from two different sources to come to a better understanding of just what it is. Next‚ is to give a description of this disorder and its varying degrees of severity. Then we will give an account of most of the known symptoms this disorder has proven to produce. Next‚ we will use the known symptoms in order
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Congenital scoliosis is caused by a bone abnormality at birth. Neuromuscular scoliosis is a result of abnormal muscles or nerves. This type of scoliosis is frequently seen in people who have spina bifida or cerebral palsy‚ or can be accompanied by people with paralysis. Degenerative scoliosis is caused from a traumatic bone collapse‚ which can happen from a major back surgery or even osteoporosis. The final major type of scoliosis is Idiopathic. This is the most common type of scoliosis that has no
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When writing my application‚ I wasn’t able to share my personal story of my scoliosis. Scoliosis is a curvature in the spine. I was diagnosed with this disease when I was twelve years old. The reason I this is important for you to know is because living with scoliosis can be a life-long struggle. It also makes your upper body‚ from the torso to the neck‚ take on a very odd shape. In my case‚ though not by much‚ my left side is bigger than my right. This happens because my spinal curve is pushing
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came across the fact that I have scoliosis‚ even though it is mild‚ as well as my mother and my grandmother. Scoliosis or otherwise known as adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine that appears in late childhood or adolescence. Instead of growing straight‚ the spine develops a side-to-side curvature and the bones of the spine are also slightly twisted or rotated. (“Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis -
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