Today we have received something extraordinary from our subscriber of Dr. Lee Chee Kean, Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon Malaysia Facebook fanpage. Ms. L have been following Dr. Lee’s posts on Facebook and today she spotted a scoliosis patient at glance. After some brief exchange of conversation Ms. L understood that the patient actually does not know that she has scoliosis and neither of her family members were aware, her family members thought it was her bed that’s causing her backaches, period. To confirm, Ms. L quickly performed an Adam’s Forward Bend Test and snapped a picture to show the patient of her back.

After seeing the above picture, the patient is now committed to find out more about scoliosis and at the same time, searching for a fix, it might or might not requires surgery, but a thorough scan is definitely a must. Here’s another picture with a brief indicator for your reference, observe the shoulders level to identify if the person has uneven back:

For more detailed write-up you may also refer to What is Scoliosis and How to Detect It. Ms. L actually did tried to do a screening from the behind of the back but due to the color of the patient’s clothing the view from the back is less obvious hence this view from the front of her head.

We are so very proud that our subscriber creates value to the society by raising more awareness about scoliosis, so if you’ve ever bumped into someone that’s suffering from scoliosis, never afraid to spark a conversation as you will never knew if you are to save someone from chronic pain. 🙂