Facts and Tips about Scoliosis
- You're 20% more likely to develop scoliosis if someone else in your family also has scoliosis.
- In 80% of scoliosis cases, the cause is unknown—that's known as idiopathic scoliosis.
- Scoliosis is usually painless.
- Girls are at least 4 times as likely to develop scoliosis as boys—and doctors don't know why that is.
- 96% of adolescents with scoliosis continue to play sports.
Updated on: 09/14/11
