Oh my dear God, what has happened, why didn’t I know it. How did it happen? I kept thinking. I researched for the answer and every one of them said that the cause is unknown and therefore it must be genetics. The first thing doctors come up with when they cannot find the right answer. The doctors are not giving me the right answer. His doctor said: the cause is unknown.

My son was diagnosed with scoliosis. I never take “NO” for an answer. This is in my genes since I was a child. As soon as someone gives me “NO Answer”, I seek solutions.

What is scoliosis?

Scoliosis is a problem with the curve in your spine . Some curves in your spine are normal. But a few people have spines that make a large curve from side to side in the shape of the letter "S" or the letter "C." If this curve is severe, it can cause pain and make breathing difficult.

Scoliosis - What Happens

Idiopathic scoliosis, the most common type, does not have a known cause.

Scoliosis - Symptoms

In children and teens, scoliosis typically does not cause symptoms and is not obvious until the curve of the spine becomes moderate or severe. It may first become noticeable to a parent who observes that the child's clothes do not fit right or that hems hang unevenly. The child's spine may look crooked, or the ribs may stick out.

·         In a child who has scoliosis: One shoulder may appear higher than the other.

·         One hip may appear higher than the other.

·         The child's head is not centered over his or her body.

·         One shoulder blade may stick out more than the other.

·         The ribs are higher on one side when the child bends forward from the waist.

·         The waistline may be flat on one side.

Scoliosis - What Increases Your Risk

Things that increase a person's risk for scoliosis include:

·         Family history. Scoliosis is known to run in families. Children-especially daughters-of women who have scoliosis are at increased risk for having scoliosis.²

·         Being female. Girls are more likely than boys to have a significant curve that requires treatment.

·         Scoliosis is more common in people who have: A spinal bone that is pushed forward (forward displacement), usually in the lower back (spondylolisthesis).

·         Missing or abnormally short arms or legs.

·         Other disorders related to tissue development while in the womb.

My search for to find an answer continues. Is it the genes? No, because no one, absolutely no one had scoliosis in either side of the family. Nothing fits his portfolio as it has bees said in medical research. I close the book unsatisfied and go on with my daily life. Then one early morning at four o’clock I woke up with the answer. And I am 98 percent positive that is why it happened to my son.

I am an avid observer by trade. I studied psychology, early childhood education, and worked with kids and families. I have such a good memory by trade observing elements to find solutions and treatments.

This is what I found. One little simple matter repeated in everyday of my son’s daily life, which caused such a big thing. Of course, what am I thinking? Is it not true with anything in any areas of our life? If something repeated every day, it vividly shows in our life style and appearances. This is mostly vivid in athletes, such as swimmers, football players, and any fitness categories appearances. They repeat the fitness and they get fit accordingly to what they did.

My son decided to carry a messenger bag to school at age 11 and he got diagnosed with scoliosis at age 17. He carries a bag with heavy textbooks that usually sits on one shoulder, everyday going to school.

What was the cause of curve spine in this case? The answer sadly to my question is one shoulder pushing down with 5 pounds weight everyday for 5 years.