What is Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis?

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is the most common type of scoliosis seen in adolescents between the ages of 10-14 years of age. Idiopathic means the cause is unknown.

In comparison to congenital scoliosis, where the child is born with vertebrae that are not fully developed, the vertebrae of an adolescent diagnosed with AIS is shaped normally. The vertebrae begin to twist without a known cause, which results a curve in the back.

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