Scoliosis By Michael Andrews and Bagriel Fraenkel

PROPBLEM• To test whether or not someone has scoliosis.

What it is• Scoliosis is the curvature of the spine

Construction • We took the basic robot and added a light sensor

at the front• Then we made the program

Realization • The light sensor tells the robot if it is seeing black

or white ground.• The robot does not follow the line.• When the robot says “Black” repeatedly, then it is

on and seeing the line. If it says “White” repeatedly, then it is off the line and there is a curve in the spine.

Evaluation • It worked 0 out of 3 times. There was something

wrong with the program that we couldn’t figure out,

Surgery• Person bends over and at eye level, the doctor

inspects the curvature of the spine. • If there is too much curvature, a surgery involving

fusing vertebrae together might be needed.

What it does to you (symptoms)

•Backache or low-back pain

•Tired feeling in the spine after sitting or standing for a long time

•Uneven hips or shoulders (one shoulder may be higher than the other)

•Spine curves more to one side

Signs & Tests•One shoulder is higher than the other

•The pelvis is tilted

•Spinal curve measurement (scoliometer screening)

•MRI of the spine

Treat• If the case is severe, surgical correction may be

necessary

• This involves curving vertebrae together to correct the curvature

• If a child who is still growing has a sleight curvature of the back, it could get worse as growth continues and could require treatment later on.

Program

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