• Shoulders may not be of the same height (one is higher than the other).

• Head is not centered directly above the pelvis.

• Ribcage is not symmetrical; ribs may be at different heights.

• A shoulder blade is higher and more prominent than the other.

• One hip is more prominent than the other.

• Clothes do not hang properly.

• The individual may lean to one side.

• Uneven leg lengths.

 

Signs and symptoms in babies:

 

• A bulge on one side of the chest.

• The baby might be consistently lying curved to one side.

 

Some types of scoliosis can cause back pain.

 

In the vast majority of cases scoliosis is not painful.