Kernan Hospital
Scoliosis
Screening for Scoliosis:
Normal
- Head centered over mid-buttocks
- Shoulders level
- Shoulder blades level, with equal prominence
- Hips level and symmetrical
- Equal distance between arms and body
Possible Scoliosis
- Head alignment to one side of mid-buttocks
- One shoulder higher
- One shoulder blade higher with possible prominence over the other
- One hip more prominent than the other
- Unequal distance between arms and body
Normal
- Both sides of upper and lower back symmetrical
- Hips level and symmetrical
Possible Scoliosis
- One side of the rib cage and/or lower back showing uneven symmetry
Normal
- Even and symmetrical on both sides of the upper and lower back
Possible Scoliosis
- Unequal symmetry of the upper back, lower back, or both
For more information or to make an appointment, please
call the Kernan Scoliosis and Spine Center at 410-448-6780.
This page was last updated on: December 31, 2007.
