1 in 10 primary, middle school students have curved spines
Social affairsDec 20, 2017
One out of every 10 students in primary or middle school in Korea suffer from scoliosis, Yonhap News Agency reported Wednesday. The Korea Unversity Guro Hospital orthopedic office conducted scoliosis examinations of 73,243 students -- 37,409 male students and 35,834 female students -- and found 7.55 percent of male and 13.28 percent of female students required treatment, as their spines had curved more than 5 degrees. (Yonhap)Scoliosis is a medical condition that occurs when a person’s spine cur