Increase your muscles’ strength, flexibility and range of motion  to prevent scoliosis. The best way to boost awareness and help people with scoliosis is to support International Scoliosis Awareness Day. 

Causes and Symptoms: 

A person with scoliosis has an abnormal, sideways curve to their spine. This condition can affect any part of the spine but the most prevalent areas are the chest and the lower sections of the back. It can affect people of all ages. There are different types of scoliosis:

• Congenital scoliosis
• Neuromuscular scoliosis
• Degenerative (adult) scoliosis
• Idiopathic scoliosis (the most commonly known type, developing between the ages of 10 to 16)

Some of the physical signs include uneven shoulders or waistline, leaning slightly to one side, prominent shoulder blade or a rib bulge on one side of the back. Birth defects, neuromuscular disorders, injuries in a growing spine and degenerative changes in adult spine are the main causes for this condition. Early detection is a must to help control curve progression and prevent spinal irregularity. 

Ways to Help People with Scoliosis 

June 25^th is recognized as International Scoliosis Awareness Day. There are many ways you can help people with scoliosis such as creating awareness and raising funds to support medical research and proper treatment. Here are some more ideas:

• The National Scoliosis Foundation plays a vital role in helping children, adults and healthcare providers understand the spinal deformities. Its main focus is to promote public awareness, raise funds for research and education of scoliosis affected patients.  You can also extend your support by taking part in any of their events.
• The popularity of social media has increased even more over the past few years. You can update your Facebook cover photo in support of scoliosis awareness campaigns. You can also post information to educate your friends on Facebook about it.
• You can also create awareness by discussing scoliosis with your friends, family members and co-workers.
• You may organize events like health campaigns in your area to create awareness about scoliosis and its effects. You can arrange for a group discussion and include healthcare specialists, scoliosis survivors, their families and the general public to share their experiences. This will motivate and encourage all patients who have had this problem. During your campaign, you can design custom awareness wristbands with your own personalized message and distribute to all of the attendees.

Though there are many customized items to help create awareness such as T-shirts, coffee mugs, bags and more, custom rubber wristbands are the best of all as people of all age groups like to wear them not only as a fashion accessory but also to more easily show their support for different causes. You can get these amazing affordable items in various types, different font sizes and attractive colors. Various styles, such as debossed, ink-filled, embossed, colorized embossed, and screen-printed are available.  They are made of quality silicone material without latex and hence will not create any irritation to skin. The added advantage these products have is they are easily customizable. You can create whatever design you want by adding clip art to your work. On seeing the attractive colors and styles of the wristbands with customized awareness messages, people will be tempted to know more about the condition.

We all join our hands together to help prevent scoliosis!