What is scoliosis?

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Listening — Advanced Level
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Watch the video and answer the questions


  1. A person's   rotates and curves sometimes.

  2. Wearing a brace is effective for curves between   degrees in children.

  3. The goal of wearing a brace is to   the curve from getting bigger.

  4. Curves greater than 70 degrees can affect the   .

  5. If the cause of scoliosis is unknown, it is called   scoliosis.

Discussion

Practice your writing skills by discussing the questions below

  1. Do you have some irregular curvings of your spine? If yes, have you been to a doctor?

  2. What makes scoliosis dangerous?

  3. How do we generally know that a person has scoliosis?

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