Hi ~ I looked up scoliosis, and from what I was able to find, it tends to progress. Usually there is degeneration and imbalance and you'll find leg length discrepancy and/or hip pathology. A source of pain and degeneration will be found in the lumbar or thoracic spine. Also, after menopause, many patients suffer from osteoporosis.

Patients present themselves at their doctors with lumbar pain and after tests are done, a lot of the time the surgeon has to do minimally invasive surgery to repair discs due to the curvature of the spine. This curvature puts stress on the spine, and hence the discs tend to herniate. There is also a chance of spinal stenosis.


I hope this answers SOME of your questions. I'm sure there is more information "out there." Alot of this is dependent on what degree your curvature is -- is it 30% or less than? Is it more than 30%? That makes a big difference.

I wish you the very best of luck. If we can be of any more help, please let us know. God bless. Hugs, Lee