The duo at Ochsner Children's work with patients with varying degrees of scoliosis, a curving of the spine. Here's the story.

Scoliosis is a spinal condition that occurs when there is an abnormal curve of the spine. Often, scoliosis cases are mild and do not need extensive treatment, but there are very severe cases that ...

Irregular fluid flow through the spinal column brought on by gene mutations is linked to a type of scoliosis that can affect humans during adolescence, a new study in zebrafish suggests. Also found in ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a unique device for pediatric patients with idiopathic scoliosis who have not responded to conservative treatment options. The Tether Vertebral Body ...

Young patients with early-onset scoliosis, a dangerous curvature of the spine, have two options for surgery, but a new study finds one of the procedures results in fewer complications. For 8- to ...

A pediatric researcher has identified patterns of spinal curvature in younger children that may be likely to develop into scoliosis by adolescence. Accurately predicting scoliosis, a common, abnormal ...

A young woman who defied her spinal condition to become a paramedic says she hopes her life-changing journey will inspire ...

Scoliosis, the sideways curvature of the spine, affects millions of adolescents in the United States each year. The majority of them will not require any treatment, and only a small percentage will ...

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ZBH has received the FDA approval for its first spinal tether device — The Teather — for the treatment of scoliosis in young patients. Per the company, this is the first ...