WASHINGTON — New technologies to straighten crooked spines while letting them grow may one day help children bypass those hated back braces. Scoliosis specialists are trying staples to force a curving ...
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 ...
Scoliosis awareness month took place throughout June, but even though we're a few weeks past the awareness month, it's still a good time to learn more about this spinal condition. "Scoliosis can ...
Galveston – Reyna Rankin, a young patient diagnosed with scoliosis, and her mother, Dayna, recently shared their journey about the importance of early detection and treatment options available at ...
A young woman who defied her spinal condition to become a paramedic says she hopes her life-changing journey will inspire ...
Many children diagnosed with scoliosis will need corrective braces and frequent X-rays. A new low dose X-ray greatly reduces health risks from all that radiation. About 3 percent of children are ...
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is a common spinal deformity that typically arises during puberty, affecting approximately 1-4% of adolescents, with a higher prevalence in females. The ...