{"id":45069,"date":"2026-06-23T03:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T03:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scolicare.com\/north-carolina\/can-scoliosis-cause-neurological-problems\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T03:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T03:00:48","slug":"can-scoliosis-cause-neurological-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scolicare.com\/north-carolina\/can-scoliosis-cause-neurological-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Scoliosis Cause Neurological Problems?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The spinal cord consists of 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and if the spine\u2019s unnatural curve and twist exposes the spinal cord to excessive\/uneven pressure, nerve compression can disrupt an affected nerve\u2019s function. While neurological symptoms aren\u2019t considered a primary effect of scoliosis, they can occur and are most closely associated with severe cases of adult scoliosis and\/or neuromuscular scoliosis (NMS).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The spine and brain work together to form the central nervous system, so spinal health can impact nerve health and vice versa. While nerve damage isn\u2019t a common effect of scoliosis, nerve compression can occur in severe cases, cases of adult scoliosis, and\/or neuromuscular scoliosis.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the main benefits of early diagnosis and intervention is the potential to prevent progression and increasing symptom severity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Scoliosis Severity<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No two cases of scoliosis are the same, which is why treatment plans need to be fully customized.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scoliosis can range widely in severity from mild scoliosis to moderate scoliosis and severe cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What\u2019s most important to understand about scoliosis severity is that it can change over time; the nature of scoliosis is progressive, and while we don\u2019t know why many cases of scoliosis develop initially, we know it\u2019s growth that makes it progress (1).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How scoliosis is managed during periods of rapid growth is key as proactive treatment is necessary to work towards counteracting the progressive nature of scoliosis (1, 2).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While there are a number of factors that shape a patient\u2019s scoliosis severity and symptoms, it\u2019s largely determined by a patient\u2019s Cobb angle measurement that\u2019s based on the size of the spine\u2019s unnatural lateral curve.(3).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cobb angle is determined during X-ray; the higher a patient\u2019s Cobb angle, the more severe the scoliosis (3).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additional severity factors include a patient\u2019s angle of trunk rotation; scoliosis is 3-dimensional so it doesn\u2019t just cause the spine to curve unnaturally, but also twist. The more rotation there is, the more the position of the rib cage is affected and the more potential there is for impacting lung function (4).<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When it comes to the effects of scoliosis, including potential neurological symptoms, the higher its severity, the more noticeable and disruptive its symptoms are likely to be, including neurological symptoms.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Scoliosis and the Nervous System<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The spine and brain make up the body\u2019s central nervous system: a vast communication network that facilitates brain-body communication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The spinal cord consists of 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and they exit the spine through openings (intervertebral foramina) between the vertebrae (bones) and branch off to supply sensory information and motor commands throughout the body (5).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The spinal nerves send signals for voluntary (walking, speaking) and involuntary functions (reflexes, heart rate, breathing, digestion, blinking) and provide sensory info: touch, temperature, and pain (5).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So as you can see, the health of the spinal nerves is important for optimal functioning of a number of body systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spinal nerves are mixed nerves, containing both sensory and motor fibers, so symptoms of nerve irritation can include sensory and motor issues (5).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The more severe scoliosis is, or becomes over time, the more likely nerves involvement becomes, and while nerve damage isn\u2019t a common effect of scoliosis, it can occur, and if left untreated, can lead to more issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So if the spine is unnaturally curved and rotates, it can be exposing the spinal cord to uneven and excessive pressure, and this can disrupt the function of an affected nerve in the spinal cord, or at its root, where it exits the spine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As severity is largely determined by the size of the unnatural spinal curve, the larger the curve, the more likely it is to impact spinal nerves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition to severity, there are other factors that shape the degree of nerve involvement, including patient age and type of scoliosis.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Patient Age and Nerve Compression<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When it comes to potential nerve involvement with scoliosis, this is not only shaped by severity, but also patient age.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While childhood scoliosis involves the highest risk for rapid advancement because progression is triggered by growth, it\u2019s not closely associated with nerve pain and compression (2).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scoliosis-related pain can involve the back muscles, spinal structures, and nerves, leading to radiating pain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scoliosis becomes compressive once skeletal maturity has been reached; while growth is occurring, the spine is being lengthened, and this can counteract the compressive force of the spine\u2019s unnatural curve and rotation (6, 7).<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scolicare.com\/north-carolina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/06\/Compression-is-excessive_uneven-pressure-400X400-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43454\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Compression is excessive\/uneven pressure, so scoliosis that involves compression is most likely to affect the spinal nerves, and is most likely in cases of adult scoliosis (7).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition to severity and patient age, the type of scoliosis is also an important factor when it comes to potential neurological problems, and the type most closely associated with neurological problems is neuromuscular scoliosis (7, 8).<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Neuromuscular Scoliosis<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Part of diagnosing scoliosis involves further classifying cases based on key variables, including the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">type<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of scoliosis, and type is determined by causation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The majority of scoliosis cases are idiopathic, meaning not clearly associated with a single-known cause, but there are atypical types that tend to be more severe and are more closely associated with neurological problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Neuromuscular scoliosis is a complex type because it\u2019s caused by the presence of a larger neurological or muscular condition such as spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, or spinal muscular atrophy; the scoliosis develops as a secondary complication of the disruption in communication between the brain, muscles, and nerves that shape posture and movement (8).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the scoliosis is caused by the presence of an underlying neurological or muscular condition, the larger condition has to be addressed to impact the scoliosis, and this complicates the treatment process; symptoms are shaped largely by severity and the degree of nerve involvement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Neuromuscular scoliosis doesn\u2019t just affect the spine\u2019s alignment, but also muscle strength, mobility, and balance (8).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Common symptoms of neuromuscular scoliosis include muscle weakness, loss of balance, and altered neuromuscular control, and contribute to poor spinal health and the development of an abnormal spinal curvature (8).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Like typical types of scoliosis, neuromuscular scoliosis can also progress with growth and\/or the worsening of the underlying condition (2, 8).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So can scoliosis cause neurological problems? Scoliosis can affect the central nervous system through compression, and this is most likely in cases of severe scoliosis, adult scoliosis, and neuromuscular scoliosis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition, as scoliosis disrupts overall spinal health, it can contribute to a number of other spinal conditions\/issues capable of further impacting the spinal cord such as spinal stenosis and disrupting the flow of cerebrospinal fluid in and around the brain and spinal cord.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The best way to minimize the potential effects of scoliosis, including nerve involvement, is through a proactive and customized treatment plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scoliosis treatment is shaped around patient age, severity, type, curve location, and experienced scoliosis symptoms, and neurological problems are most closely associated with severe scoliosis, adult scoliosis, and neuromuscular scoliosis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While treatment results can never be guaranteed, ScoliCare treatment plans are customized and integrative, combining the potential of multiple scoliosis-specific treatment modalities so balance can be restored to the spine and body and compressed nerves are relieved of pressure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>References:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lenz, M., Oikonomidis, S., Harland, A. et al. Scoliosis and Prognosis\u2014a systematic review regarding patient-specific and radiological predictive factors for curve progression. Eur Spine J 30, 1813\u20131822 (2021). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00586-021-06817-0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Negrini, S., Donzelli, S., Aulisa, A. G., Czaprowski, D., Schreiber, S., de Mauroy, J. C., \u2026 &amp; Zaina, F. (2018). 2016 SOSORT guidelines: orthopaedic and rehabilitation treatment of idiopathic scoliosis during growth. Scoliosis and spinal disorders, 13(1), 3<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wang, J., Zhang, J., Xu, R. et al. Measurement of scoliosis Cobb angle by end vertebra tilt angle method. J Orthop Surg Res 13, 223 (2018). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13018-018-0928-5<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Johari J, Sharifudin MA, Ab Rahman A, Omar AS, Abdullah AT, Nor S, Lam WC, Yusof MI. Relationship between pulmonary function and degree of spinal deformity, location of apical vertebrae and age among adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients. Singapore Med J. 2016 Jan;57(1):33-8. doi: 10.11622\/smedj.2016009. PMID: 26831315; PMCID: PMC4728701<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">InformedHealth.org [Internet]. Cologne, Germany: Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG); 2006-. In brief: How does the nervous system work? [Updated 2023 May 4]. Available from: https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK279390\/<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zaina, F., Marchese, R., Donzelli, S., Cordani, C., Pulici, C., McAviney, J., &amp; Negrini, S. (2023). Current knowledge on the different characteristics of back pain in adults with and without scoliosis: a systematic review. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(16), 5182.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Smith JS, Fu KM, Urban P, Shaffrey CI. Neurological symptoms and deficits in adults with scoliosis who present to a surgical clinic: incidence and association with the choice of operative versus nonoperative management. J Neurosurg Spine. 2008 Oct;9(4):326-31. doi: 10.3171\/SPI.2008.9.10.326. PMID: 18939917<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Murphy RF, Mooney JF 3rd. Current concepts in neuromuscular scoliosis. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2019 Jun;12(2):220-227. doi: 10.1007\/s12178-019-09552-8. 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