A person with scoliosis is checked often to check whether the curve is getting worse. Bracing or surgery may be needed. Treatment is done in people with curves greater than 20 to 25 degrees. Surgery is done in people with curves greater than 40 to 50 degrees.
The goals of treatment are:
- Stopping the curve from getting worse
- Lessening the curve with surgery
- Limiting future health problems, such as lung disease due to restriction of a deformed chest cavity
Treatment involves:
Medicine cannot treat scoliosis.
