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When the Spine Curves: Treatments for Scoliosis

Present Knowledge of Scoliosis

What is Scoliosis?
The basics on scoliosis.

Types of Scoliosis
Explanations of the
various kinds of scoliosis.

Types of Spinal Curves
The four most
common spinal curves.

School Screening Programs
School programs that help
detect scoliosis in children
and adolescents.

Signs of Scoliosis
Some of the physical
signs of scoliosis.

The Experience of an
Adolescent with Scoliosis
See what happened to one
adolescent diagnosed with
scoliosis in 1976.

Last modification date: Mon Jun 5 13:48:03 2006
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