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What Causes Dextroscoliosis?

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Posted on Tue, 21 Nov 2017
Question: What is dextroscoliosis???
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Answered by Dr. Mahaveer Patil (50 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Sideward spine deviation

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for posting the question on this platform.

Scoliosis is a condition in which the spine is deviated/curved sideways abnormally.

When the spine is curved on the right side,it is called DEXTROSCOLIOSIS.
When it is curved to the left side,it is called,LEVOSCOLIOSIS.

At your age,the commonest cause of getting a scoliosis is weak bones.This may be either due to severe calcium or vitamin D deficiency or both.

Abnormal sitting postures,obesity etc are other common reasons of having a Scoliosis.

According to the extent of abnormal deviation,the dextroscoliosis can be labelled as Mild/moderate or severe dextroscoliosis.

I hope the answer was useful.

Feel free to ask me any follow up queries that you may have.

Thank you.
Kind regards.
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What Causes Dextroscoliosis?

Brief Answer: Sideward spine deviation Detailed Answer: Hi, Thank you for posting the question on this platform. Scoliosis is a condition in which the spine is deviated/curved sideways abnormally. When the spine is curved on the right side,it is called DEXTROSCOLIOSIS. When it is curved to the left side,it is called,LEVOSCOLIOSIS. At your age,the commonest cause of getting a scoliosis is weak bones.This may be either due to severe calcium or vitamin D deficiency or both. Abnormal sitting postures,obesity etc are other common reasons of having a Scoliosis. According to the extent of abnormal deviation,the dextroscoliosis can be labelled as Mild/moderate or severe dextroscoliosis. I hope the answer was useful. Feel free to ask me any follow up queries that you may have. Thank you. Kind regards.