Understanding and Addressing Adult Scoliosis

Conclusion It is clear that idiopathic scoliosis is a 3-dimesional complex problem with possible genetic (Grauers, Einarsdottir and Gerdhem, 2016), biomechanical (Kim et al., 2015) and degenerative or aging (Silva and Lenke 2010) factors involved and that adult scoliosis as a disease is not a well understood condition as of yet. Large steps have been made in the last two decades, according to Asher and Burton (2006). However, research is also pointing out that novo scoliosis is, in fact, different than idiopathic scoliosis and should be treated as such, as stated by De Vries and associates in 2009. Scoliotic surgery does not seem to be a well-developed option, with adult post scoliotic surgery complications risk at 18% due to the degeneration of the vertebral column related to aging, as explained by Trobisch, Suess and Schwab in 2010, and the chance

Additionally, Morningstar and colleagues explained in 2016 that it is the goal of SOSORT to provide a platform from which small sample studies also can be performed within the parameters of the SOSORT consensus, and done in a way that contributes to a better understanding of the overall subject matter. On its website, https://www.sosort.mobi/index.php/en/, an array of independently researched information regarding different treatment options, research and access to their own journal, Scoliosis and Spine Disorders can be found. In conclusion, scoliosis is a complex problem with physical, orthopedic, and psychosocial consequences, which requires a multidisciplinary treatment approach. Although there are still many unanswered questions, organizations such as SOSORT and many other scientists and medical doctors such as Dr. Lenke are collaborating across the world to come to a consensus in how to treat this complicated