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by Slipping Away, Apr 03, 2000 12:00AM
Hi, I was wondering if you could please tell me the definition of dextroscoliosis and levoscoliosis? And could you please tell me where at in the body when they say dextroscoliosis present with it's apex to the cervical lumbar junction be? And could any of those cause problems in the future? Thanks for you time and any info about this...
Doctor's Answer
by CCF Neuro[P] MD, RPS, Apr 03, 2000 12:00AM
Dear Shelley:
Scoliosis is never normal. It is considered scoliosis when the amount of curvature of the spine is > 10 degrees. It usually is due to congenital malformations or muscular disease. We categorize it by age of onset. The pattern is named for the locations (e.g. cervical, thoracic, or lumbar) and the side of the convexity (levo is where the convexity is to left and dextro is to the right). The time of most rapid curvature is just before and during puberty. There is usually little progression of scoliosis after puberty, unless the patient has muscle disease and the disease progresses. Curves < 20 degrees usually do not cause health problems but anything over 40 degrees usually requires surgery.
CCF Neuro MD
Scoliosis is never normal. It is considered scoliosis when the amount of curvature of the spine is > 10 degrees. It usually is due to congenital malformations or muscular disease. We categorize it by age of onset. The pattern is named for the locations (e.g. cervical, thoracic, or lumbar) and the side of the convexity (levo is where the convexity is to left and dextro is to the right). The time of most rapid curvature is just before and during puberty. There is usually little progression of scoliosis after puberty, unless the patient has muscle disease and the disease progresses. Curves < 20 degrees usually do not cause health problems but anything over 40 degrees usually requires surgery.
CCF Neuro MD
It depends on the etiology of the scoliosis. If the curve is less than 10 degrees, then likely there will be no problems. However, if the curve is increasing in degrees of curve then some problems can happen, usually not neuropathies.
CCF Neuro MD
Having scoliosis usually does not cause pain. The pain would be caused by something else.
CCF Neuro MD
Dextroscoliosis of the lumber spine which is C-shaped and nonrotatory in nature with some minimal degenerative changes of the lower apophyseal joints. I have no idea about these things could you please explain these to me?thank you
Dextroscoliosis of the lumber spine which is C-shaped and nonrotatory in nature with some minimal degenerative changes of the lower apophyseal joints. I have no idea about these things could you please explain these to me?thank you
levoscoliosis with apex to the left at L3-4? Would an injury of some type cause this?
levoscoliosis with apex to the left at L3-4? Would an injury of some type cause this?
kind of disorder(dextroscoliosis)? What are its effects to our body and behavior? What are its treatments?
kind of disorder(dextroscoliosis)? What are its effects to our body and behavior? What are its treatments?