Bella Breslow's spinal surgery for scoliosis was so successful that not only is she back playing softball, she's added ...
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 ...
Maybe you remember being screened for scoliosis in school. Or your own child has been treated to straighten a curving spine. But scoliosis is not restricted to children and adolescents; adults can ...
LITTLETON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — This is the time of year when many schools will conduct scoliosis checks on students. Despite positive diagnoses being rare, roughly 3 million new cases are discovered ...
Breon McClendon discovered his passion for running when he was in high school. He started as a sophomore and never stopped. The 18-year-old’s pediatrician first noticed a curve in his spine when he ...
X-ray image of adult patient spine showing scoliosis surgery. Scoliosis surgeries are effective but expensive. A groundbreaking scoliosis study, recently published in the Journal of the American ...
Ankylosing spondylitis and scoliosis can both affect the spine. Although they have similarities, they are separate conditions. Ankylosing spondylitis is a form of arthritis that causes joint ...