The term scoliosis comes from the Greek word skolios, meaning curved or crooked, aptly describing the medical condition in which the spine curves sideways, often in an S or C shape.

Scoliosis, is the abnormal curvature of the spine ... and growth in height has stopped. Braces are of two main types: The underarm or low-profile brace, also known as the thoracolumbosacral orthosis, ...