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MedHead Message:

It turns out that most people have some curvature in their spine, and that scoliosis is rather common to some degree. Severe scoliosis that requires intervention will be obvious without screening.

References:

1. http://www.choosingwisely.org/clinician-lists/american-academy-family-physicians-screening-adolescents-for-scoliosis/ 2. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2014.1258