### Human:\nmy 15 yr. old son has scoliosis. his curve is about 30 degrees. is it safe for him to lift weights?\n\n### Assistant: i don't really have enough patient-specific information to give that "okay" so you will need to call the neurosurgeon who is treating his scoliosis for that answer. thirty degrees is a significant curve in a growing boy but i don't know where this curve is located on his back (thoracic lumbar) and if he is lifting weights properly.