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  1. Scoliosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Apr 25, 2025 · Most often with scoliosis, the spine rotates or twists as well as curving side to side. This causes the ribs or muscles on one side of the body to stick out farther than those on the other side.

  2. Scoliosis - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Apr 25, 2025 · To diagnose scoliosis, your child's healthcare professional may take a medical history and ask about recent growth. During the physical exam, the healthcare professional may have your …

  3. Managing scoliosis as an adult - Mayo Clinic Press

    Jul 18, 2023 · Idiopathic scoliosis occurring during growth and development may not be diagnosed until adolescence or even adulthood. Adults can also be diagnosed with scoliosis caused by advancing …

  4. Lichen sclerosus - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    The exact cause of lichen sclerosus isn't known. It's likely a combination of factors, including an overactive immune system, your genetic makeup, and previous skin damage or irritation.

  5. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Scoliosis most often develops during growth …

    Dec 3, 2019 · Although researchers haven’t pinpointed a specific cause of scoliosis, considerable work is being done to investigate the genetics of scoliosis. Researchers know that there isn’t one gene …

  6. Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) - Symptoms and causes

    Oct 14, 2025 · Causes Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is an immune-mediated condition. This means the body's immune system attacks its own tissues. Usually, inflammation is the body's …

  7. Baby Boomers and Scoliosis: Osteoporosis Is Risk Factor

    Oct 28, 2014 · In older children and adolescents, the scoliosis likely is genetic, but that hasn’t been completely defined, Dr. Huddleston says. In other cases, diseases such as cerebral palsy, muscular …

  8. Kyphosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    This excessive forward rounding of the back is often caused by osteoporosis in older women. Spinal malformations can cause kyphosis in infants or teens.

  9. Multiple sclerosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Nov 1, 2024 · We don't know what causes MS, but there are certain factors that may increase the risk or trigger its onset. So while MS can occur at any age, it mostly makes its first appearance in people …

  10. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - Symptoms and causes

    Apr 10, 2024 · The exact cause of the disease is still not known. A small number of cases are inherited. ALS often begins with muscle twitching and weakness in an arm or leg, trouble swallowing or slurred …