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My 12-year-old cousin has a slightly curved spine and sometimes gets leg pain is surgery the only option for her or are there other treatments we should consider?

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

General Practitioner

MBBS
6+ Yrs

For mild scoliosis, physiotherapy and monitoring are preferred unless worsening; surgery is rarely first-line.

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