| X-Ray Quiz Answer |
| A) Swallowed a snake |
| Incorrect: This patient's spine looks curvy like a snake, but there is no snake visible in the contents of the patient's abdomen or the esophagus. |
| B) Acute back spasms |
| Incorrect: Intense back spasms can change the alignment of the spine, but the amount of change in this x-ray is too pronounced. This patient's problem is not due to acute back spasms. |
| C) Osteoporosis |
| Incorrect: Osteoporosis is a condition in which bones become dangerously weakened due to a loss of bone mineral density. It can increase the normal curve in a patient's mid-back (thoracic spine), but it usually doesn't lead to lateral (sideways) deviations of the spine. |
| D) Parachute Accident |
| Incorrect: Spinal trauma, such as that from a parachute accident, could potentially lead to multiple spinal compression fractures or worse. All of the vertebrae in this x-ray appear to be of normal height. Therefore, it is unlikely that this patient's back pain was from a recent parachute accident. |
| E) Scoliosis |
 Correct!
Congratulations if you made the correct diagnosis -
scoliosis.
What is Scoliosis? Scoliosis is a "C" or "S" shaped side-to-side curve of the spine (e.g. left to right to left). It affects about 2% of our population. Some cases are mild and go unnoticed. Unfortunately, others can be severe and require surgery. Chiropractors routinely screen patients for scoliosis. Early detection is important for proper management. Here are some signs you can watch for, especially in growing children:
If you would like to have your children or yourself screened for scoliosis, call the office or ask Dr. Nyman in person.
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