Scoliosis Timeline

  • 400 BCE

    Hippocrates

    Hippocrates was the first to describe the symptoms of scoliosis.
  • 131

    Galen

    Galen the Roman physician created the term scoliosis.
  • Jan 1, 1575

    Metal Brace

    First metal brace was developed by Ambroise Pare.
  • Angle

    The invention of the x-ray made it possible to measure the degree of deformation.