The Adams Forward Bend Test is used in many situations to diagnose scoliosis; however, it is not a primary source for a diagnosis.
[1] This test is often used at schools and doctors' offices to check for scoliosis.
If the patient has scoliosis, their back often has a prominent line where the spine is, and one side is higher than the other.
A patient's back is completely straight if they do not have scoliosis.
He discovered "the nature of the rotational element of scoliosis" after performing a postmortem on surgeon and geologist Gideon Mantell, who had suffered from spinal problems for years.