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My child has been diagnosed with scoliosis. What are the chances she will experience severe back pain in adulthood?

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My child has been diagnosed with scoliosis. What are the chances she will experience severe back pain in adulthood?

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A. There is about an 80% chance that she will experience low back pain at some point in time – which is the same statistic for the general population. Because scoliosis is a structural deformity primarily in the chest area of the spine, it is not typically painful in childhood or adulthood.