28 Apr 😮Did you know that a child 👧 with special needs is at an increased risk of developing scoliosis in their spine Scoliosis refers to the curvature that develops in the spine causing the spine to bends sideways and rotates along its vertical axis. 🥺Scoliosis is the most common spinal deformity in children and a child with special needs is at a higher risk of scoliosis because of the 3 following reasons:
😬1.Muscle Imbalance on each side of the body. For example a child with hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy where one side of their body is affected, tends to use one side of their body more than the other, which causes the spine to rotate and bend more...