<prompt> Answer this question truthfullyWhat is the historical context of scoliosis?  <response>: <reason> The word scoliosis is derived from the greek word meaningcrooked. In 490 BC, Hippocrates described scoliosis for the first time. In 131-201 BC, Galen coined the terms scoliosis, kyphosis, and lordosis to describe spinal deformity. In 1510-1590, Ambrose Pare first described congenital scoliosis and appreciated spinal cord compression as a possible cause of paraplegia. In 1741, Nicholas Andre coined the word orthopedia meaning straight child. He emphasized that scoliosis was the result of muscle imbalance, a consequence of poor sitting posture. 