a Friend Has Sever Curving of the Spine, Over 41-45 Degrees

A friend has sever curving of the spine, over 41-45 degrees. She has uncontrollable twitching. The doctor did a cat scan and said nothing is wrong or out of place with the xrays. She has a trate for breathing and one lung had collaps. They gave her a seditive to relax her now it's hard to wake her out of the sleep. When she in and out of this sleep stage she starts to twitch very hard. What could be causing the twitching?. She is 4'9'' and 105 lbs. And 51 years young. Can her spine be straighten some to stop the compressing of the lungs?.

Thanx, mandingo warrior