For many children with scoliosis, bracing is a crucial intervention that can avert the progression of spinal deformities. Pediatric orthopedic surgeon Joshua Speirs, MD, outlines how braces are ...

The FDA approved a new type of surgery for scoliosis in 2019. But Aetna declined to cover it for a 12-year-old girl in ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 72-year-old woman, and I have developed painful burning and tingling in my feet over the past several months, to the point that I cannot sleep many nights. Unfortunately, I ...

In children with cerebral palsy, surgery for scoliosis lowers the incidence of pneumonia requiring hospitalisation and the risk for pneumonia-related deaths.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chiropractor Dr Thomas Lau says you need to do spinal mobility stretches if you sit on a chair and cannot touch both sides of the floor without feeling any pain. According to Lau, the cobra pose ...

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 ...

From smiling with her spikes in hand to not knowing if she’ll ever give her all on the track again, 13-year-old Shanita Bruce ...

“His whole childhood was spent waiting for things to get better,” Gillian Morrison said after her son Harvey’s death Harvey Morrison was born with severe scoliosis and needed a spinal surgery that was ...