The terms you'll see across ScolioPath, in plain language.
The angle used to measure the size of a spinal curve on an X-ray — the standard way curves are described and compared over time.
A staging system (0–5) that estimates skeletal maturity from the pelvis on an X-ray — used alongside age to judge how much growth may remain.
Another skeletal maturity staging system, based on the hand and wrist, sometimes used alongside or instead of the Risser sign.
A measurement taken during the forward bend test with a scoliometer, describing how much the trunk rotates — used as a screening indicator, not a diagnosis.
Meaning the cause isn't identified — most adolescent scoliosis is described this way.
Wearing an external brace, generally during growth, as one possible management option alongside monitoring or exercise.
Regularly checking a curve over time — through assessment and sometimes imaging — rather than a single one-off check.