Scoliosis is the medical term for a sideways curvature of the spine. Spinal fusion surgery (SFS) for scoliosis fuses two or more vertebrae together to help straighten the spine and prevent the ...

A case series of corrective surgeries in children with severe scoliosis due to spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 showed a positive success rate, but with significant postoperative complications.

Spinal scoliosis is a degenerative spinal disease that can cause extreme pain or weakness in the legs while walking. In some extreme cases it can even lead to a curvature in the spine that causes ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. For most teenagers, a scoliosis diagnosis means wearing a ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - When you think of scoliosis, it's most often associated with kids, during the growth spurt just before puberty. But, adults can get scoliosis, too. Kathleen Mosier had severe lower ...

Some patients with scoliosis will need surgery to correct particularly severe spinal curvature associated with the condition, or to foster healthy growth of the spine for younger patients. There are ...

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 ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A new minimally-invasive surgery is helping patients with scoliosis get back on their feet in half the time as traditional treatment. Anyka Recio was able to do a flip three and a ...

“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 ...

Princess Eugenie has been open about her scoliosis diagnosis, for which she underwent an 8-hour surgery, followed by 10 days in hospital when she was just 12 years old. Princess Beatrice's sister has ...