Scoliosis

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Summary:

Idiopathic scoliosis appears to be primarily a neuro-hormonal condition that is driven by genetic predisposition and metabolic factors. It makes up for over 80% of all cases, the three-dimensional change in the spine’s alignment — the curve — is a just a symptom of the condition. That is why this multi-factorial condition has challenged health care professionals worldwide for centuries.

Statistics:

Charities:

Charitable Organizations	Location	Est.	Services
Scoliosis Ireland	Dublin	2010	Helps to raise awareness nationwide
Straight Ahead Ireland	Dublin	2011	Provide Medical Support performing corrective surgery on over 100 patients to date
Children’s Medical Research Foundation, Our Ladies Children’s Hospital, Crumlin	Dublin	1956	We fund research programs as well as providing state of the art medical equipment to Our Ladies Children’s Hospital, Crumlin.

Not-Profit Groups:

Non-Profit Organizations	Location	Est.	Services
The Laurels Cycle Crew	Dublin	2009	Hosts cycling events to support CMRF and Straight Ahead Ireland raising over €1m to date.

Information:

What Is Scoliosis?

Idiopathic scoliosis, which makes up over 80% of all cases, has no known cause — but that doesn’t mean we don’t know much about the condition. Below is an up-to-date summary of facts about scoliosis.

Idiopathic scoliosis appears to be primarily a neuro-hormonal condition that is driven by genetic predisposition and metabolic factors. The three-dimensional change in the spine’s alignment — the curve — is a just a symptom of the condition. That is why this multi-factorial condition has challenged health care professionals worldwide for centuries.

Scoliosis occurs most often in children age 10 to 14, affecting females 7 times more frequently than males. Scoliosis is a broad term which may describe a spinal curve of 10 degrees or higher. The curve occurs at different points of the spine in each case, but generally develops in one of four common curve patterns. It may or may not tilt the pelvis.

The condition is progressive in many cases; however, we know more about scoliosis and how to treat its symptoms now than ever before.