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What Causes Idiopathic Scoliosis?

Idiopathic scoliosis is a bit of a medical mystery. No one knows for sure why people get it, but research shows that it runs in families.

Idiopathic scoliosis isn't caused by things like carrying a heavy backpack, bad posture, playing sports — or anything else you might do. You don't have control over whether you get scoliosis. It's in your genes.