The following symptoms and complaints may indicate scoliosis:
- Osteoarthritis (joint wear and tear).
- Asymmetry of the skull
- Shoulder, chest or pelvic asymmetry / pelvic obliquity (= leg length difference < 2 cm)* .
- Chondrosis – degenerative cartilage disease.
- Restriction of mobility
- Malposition, later with fixation
- Lumbar bulge*
- Rib hump*
- Back pain
- Pain
- Spondylosis – degenerative spinal disease.
- Deformation of the vertebral bodies
Extreme forms of scoliosis can also affect the function of internal organs such as the lungs or heart.
* Idiopathic scoliosis rarely causes discomfort and is often discovered only by their lumbar or rib hump or shoulder, chest or pelvic asymmetry.
