Treating curvature of the spine as an adult often involves pain relief medications, exercise, or spinal injections to soothe symptoms. Surgery may only be necessary for adults with severe curvature or ...

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 ...

Three million new cases of scoliosis are diagnosed each year. Many people can function without surgery but for those who need it, fusion surgery can limit mobility in the spine. Now, there’s a new ...

Bella Breslow's spinal surgery for scoliosis was so successful that not only is she back playing softball, she's added volleyball and basketball too.

Marta Eliza Miller was diagnosed with scoliosis when she was 11 ...

A couple is hoping to raise awareness after their 9-year-old son died after waiting years for a life-saving scoliosis surgery. When Harvey Morrison was born in 2016, he was diagnosed with scoliosis — ...

Washington, DC - Recent advances in surgery for severe scoliosis have improved the correction rates from 55% in the past to around 80% to 85% in many cases, says Dr Daniel Sucato (Texas Scottish Rite ...

SAN ANTONIO — Now that the school year, many students will be seeing their school nurse for various reason. And one state mandated screening for youngsters aims to give students proper support so they ...

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 ...