Issues in your back can affect your whole body, including daily movement. Dr. Craig Kuhns and Dr. Rick Wupperman with Austin Spine spoke with Studio 512 about a common spine condition, scoliosis, and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The novel osteotomy and Ponte osteotomy groups had a slight increase in blood loss and surgical time vs. the no ...

This patient, who received an older spine instrumentation technique during childhood, later underwent spinal reconstruction surgery as an adult. The patient's X-ray and clinical journey reflect the ...

Surgeons who perform a type of spinal surgery for scoliosis, which the FDA approved in 2019, say insurance companies aren’t aligning their policies with the latest medical research. Anne Marie ...

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) represents a three‐dimensional spinal deformity with considerable variation in severity and progression. Contemporary treatment strategies span conservative ...

Once scoliosis curves reach a certain size, they can continue to worsen, leading to pain, breathing problems, and heart strain later in life. Pediatric surgeon Joel Turtle, MD, PhD, explains how ...

Scoliosis is an abnormal, sideways curvature of the spine. In scoliosis, the vertebrae curve to one side and rotate or twist. This can make it appear as if you are leaning to one side. The curve of ...

The Schroth method uses physical therapy, such as exercise and breathing techniques, to correct posture and strengthen muscles to help manage scoliosis. Scoliosis is a skeletal condition where the ...

Anne Marie Hukriede has three times appealed her insurance company’s decision not to cover her daughter’s scoliosis surgery. The answer each time was the same: Aetna considers the procedure that ...