PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF SCOLIOSIS:

Predisposing
Factor: Precipitating Factor:

Age Neuromuscula
r Conditions
Gender (cerebral
palsy or
Genetics
muscular
Idiopathic dystrophy

Congenital Bad posture

Leg length Using

backpacks

Exercise
SIGN AND SYMPTOMS:

• Shoulders may not be of

the same height (one is higher
than the other)
• Head is not centered
directly above the pelvis
• Ribcage is not symmetrical;
ribs may be at different heights
• A shoulder blade is higher
and more prominent than the
other
• One hip is more prominent
than the other
• Clothes do not hang
properly

SCOLIOSIS

“Abnormal Curvature of the

spine”