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The patient is a 14-year-old boy complaining of scoliosis and back pain. He has no other medical condition. He used to be able to play routine activities such as basketball and soccer, however, he recently has problem doing them. The pain is in his leg and back and aggravated by physical activities. He prefer lying down most of the time. He is not happy with his body gesture and complaints of shoulder imbalance and shifting his head to right. Patient is a well-dressed and well-nourished adolescent who is alert and cooperative. The left shoulder is slightly higher than the right shoulder. The scoliotic curve is measured as 45 degree. The patients is candidate for scoliosis surgery according to perioperative MEP monitoring