The spine takes on a pathological position most often in childhood or adolescence during the period of active development of cartilage and bone tissue, although such a defect can also occur in adults. The term scoliosis itself suggests that the curvature plane is frontal, in contrast to lordosis and kyphosis - bends in the sagittal plane.
Scoliosis is a lateral deformity of the spine. It can be localized in different parts of the spine or in several at once, to have several forms of curvature.
Normally, each person has a fairly well pronounced lumbar lordosis. Represented by a bend in the opposite direction in the lumbar region. It acts as a shock absorber and protects the spinal cord from mechanical damage.
Any scoliosis is a spinal deformity, and S-shaped scoliosis is determined when, along with a frontal curvature resembling the letter C, there is a second lateral curvature — compensating, giving the spinal column the shape of the letter S.
Speaking about thoracic kyphosis, medical specialists mean the incorrect position of the corresponding vertebral part - namely, the wrong inclination of its anteroposterior plane.
According to statistics, every third person at least once in his life faced with such a phenomenon as a sharp back pain. And with every second, the cause of the pain remains unclear.
