May 16, 2023

Episode 49: What is Dextroscoliosis?

5 minutes

When it comes to the description of scoliosis, one of the common descriptive factors is whether scoliosis goes to the left or to the right. When we look at scoliosis in terms of its most basic definition, scoliosis is diagnosed or described as a curvature greater than 10 degrees and then must have rotation associated with scoliosis.

Dextroscoliosis describes a curve that bends to the right side, whether it is in the lumbar or in the thoracic spine, or bends away from the heart. Level scoliosis is a left-side curvature, meaning it is bending to the left.

What are the different scoliosis classifications?

Size side - which way the scoliosis is bending, whether to the left or to the right

Age of the patient

Infantile scoliosis – the patient is less than 2 years old

Juvenile scoliosis – the patient is between the ages of 3 to 10 years old

Adolescent scoliosis – the patient is between 10 to 16 years old

Adult scoliosis – the patient is 17 years old and older

Type of scoliosis

Congenital

Idiopathic

Neuromuscular

Scoliosis severity

Mild

Moderate

Severe

When we talk about Dextroscoliosis, we're saying that the apex of the curvature is going to the right. The most common place you see Dextroscoliosis will be in the thoracic spine because it will bend away from the heart.

Diagnosed with Dextroscoliosis?

At the Scoliosis Reduction Center, a conservative approach that has multiple modalities is being done to reduce the curve, taking into consideration the patient’s scoliosis classification as mentioned above.

Check out Dr. Tony Nalda’s podcast to know more about the best treatment plan to reduce and stabilize your scoliosis without having to go through surgery.

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