Scoliosis is a condition in which there is three-dimensional deviation on the spinal axis of a person. If viewed with X-ray, the spine will resemble the alphabet “S” or “C”, rather than straight line like found in normal spine. Since scoliosis is a spinal condition, many people often question if there is any correlation between scoliosis and back pain. The answer is quite not sure. Maybe, there is relation between those conditions. In some cases, people with scoliosis can develop back pain but in other cases, the degenerative scoliosis usually begins with back pain.
Some patients report of having back pain from scoliosis. Well, it is not necessarily that scoliosis causes back pain. Yes, people with scoliosis can have scoliosis, just like the normal people. There is no study that finds that people with scoliosis are more likely to develop back pain compared to those who don’t have scoliosis. However, this also does not conclude that scoliosis do not cause back pain. It just needs more research or study to help answer this question.
When you have scoliosis and at the same time also feel back pain due to scoliosis, it may be because the curve of the spine causes pressure and stress to the muscles, discs, nerves, ligaments, and facet joints of the spine. However, the back pain may not solely caused by the curve. If your teen kids have who have scoliosis experience back pain, you need to be alarmed that this indicates other problems, like spinal or bone tumor. Go to your doctor to find what is actually causing the pain.
But still, when back pain is experienced by scoliosis sufferers, the question remains the same: is this back pain caused by scoliosis? Adults who are diagnosed with scoliosis may or may not have back pain. The possibility for them to get back pain is just the same with those people with normal spine. However, when the scoliosis gets severe, it is also possible that it will cause difficulty breathing and back pain.
