Assertion: scoliosis's spine | /r/HasProperty | curved
Facets:
value: because of a difference in leg length
type: CAUSE
value: excessively
type: DEGREE
value: in other words
type: OTHER
value: abnormally
type: DEGREE
value: between severe scoliosis
type: OTHER
value: between 25 and 70 degrees
type: OTHER
value: least a little
type: DEGREE
value: normally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: However, a spine affected by scoliosis is curved — often appearing like an S or C — with a rotation of the vertebrae.
text: A scoliosis curve looks flat where the spine is normally curved when viewed from the front or side.
text: Scoliosis means that your spine, or “backbone,” is curved.
text: Sometimes, the spine appears to be curved because of a difference in leg length.
text: Moderate scoliosis causes the spine to be curved between 25 and 70 degrees, and severe scoliosis is the term for curvatures that exceed 70 degrees.
text: When looking at a person from the side, the spine is curved.
text: Everyone's spine is at least a little curved –
text: There are cases where the spine itself is curved.
text: In other words, the spine is abnormally curved when viewed from the front of the patient, and when viewed from above.
text: Surgery involves fusion of the portions of the spine that are curved.
text: Usually there is no clear-cut reason why the spine is curved.
text: Usually there is no clear-cut reason why the spine is curved.
text: Scoliosis means that your spine, or “backbone,” is curved.
text: Sometimes, the spine appears to be curved because of a difference in leg length.
text: When your spine is curved, it will throw the rest of your body out of alignment and create pressure on the hips, legs, neck…
text: Since your spine is curved, your body has probably learned to compensate for the curvature.
text: In order to permanently correct a spine that is excessively curved, doctors also perform a spinal fusion.
text: Functional scoliosis is when the spine appears to be curved, but the apparent curvature is actually the result of an irregularity elsewhere in the body (e.g. different leg lengths).