Assertion: scoliosis | /r/Desires | treatment
Facets:
value: to straighten the spine
type: PURPOSE
value: in the vast majority of cases
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Therefore, it is uncommon for a boy to have a scoliosis requiring treatment.
text: In the vast majority of cases, scoliosis doesn’t require treatment at all.
text: But I would say that in the patients between probably 18 months to probably 4 to 5 years, if they have scoliosis that is big enough to require treatment, many (clinicians) are doing casting.
text: According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, about 10% of adolescents have some degree of scoliosis, but less than 0.3 to 0.5% of them have scoliosis which requires treatment.
text: Even though scoliosis requires treatment to straighten the spine, surgery isn't always prescribed Credit:
text: Scoliosis is very common, occurring in around 1 in 100 teenagers, and about 10 percent of those may have more severe scoliosis that requires treatment.