In this article I’m going to talk about who would be referred to surgery and what the common surgical procedures are.
If you are young and not finished growing and your curve is between 10 and 25 degrees there might not be any need to do anything drastic. The standard recommended action is to just observe your back with x-rays every 6 months.
Most people want to work with me because want to get rid of their pain. I’ve spent my career listening to people tell me about their back pain, their neck pain and their shoulder pain etc. But when it comes to chronic pain most people still make the mistake of associating pain with damage. Just today I was on a flight and I got talking to the lady next to me and she mentioned her painful knee.