\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n \tRelated story \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tOlivia Munn Is Pushing to Make Breast Cancer Risk Assessments Part of Your Next Checkup\t\t<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n \t \n\tThe Cleveland Clinic<\/a> defines scoliosis as an \u201cabnormal side-to-side curvature\u201d of the spine. A 10-degree curve meets the diagnostic threshold. In Grace\u2019s case, it was a full 47 degrees. For context, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons<\/a> describes curves above 25 to 30 degrees as \u201csignificant.\u201d Once a curve exceeds 45 to 50 degrees, the organization classifies it as \u201csevere,\u201d and doctors may recommend more intensive treatment.<\/p>\n \n\tTreatment varies from person to person and can include monitoring, bracing, or surgery, depending on the curve and whether someone is still growing. The condition can cause uneven shoulders, an uneven waist, or one hip to sit higher than the other.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI had severe scoliosis and one of my hips was higher than the other, so none of my dresses or skirts or anything would fit as they were supposed to, so I\u2019d have to get them really tailored,\u201d she said. \u201cIt created a lot of dysmorphia for me, and I was just so anxious whenever it came to fashion growing up.\u201d After her surgery, her spinal curve decreased from 47 degrees to 6 degrees.<\/p>\n \n\tThese days, Grace is having fun with the details. On the press tour for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping<\/em><\/a>, she\u2019s worn a gown inspired by Katniss Everdeen<\/a>\u2019s wedding dress in Catching Fire<\/em> and a red look that paid tribute to Jennifer Lawrence\u2019s 2011 Oscars dress. As a self-described \u201csuper fan,\u201d she\u2019s also working in references to her character, Maysilee Donner, through braids, colors, and butterfly details.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIt\u2019s so exciting to be in a place now where fashion has turned into something fun and exciting and a way to pay tribute to the films that I\u2019m a part of and these things that I\u2019m such a fan of,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \n\tAfter years of tailoring appointments and anxiety over how her clothes fit, Grace gets to focus on what she wants to wear. \u201cIt\u2019s just been so fun to not be anxious about what I wear,\u201d she said, \u201cand to have fun with it instead.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Olivia](\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-sheknows-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\")
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\n<\/section>\n<\/p>\n\n\t\tOvercoming Severe Scoliosis\t<\/h2>\n
\n\t\tFeeling Confident on Her Own Terms\t<\/h2>\n