Bella Breslow's spinal surgery for scoliosis was so successful that not only is she back playing softball, she's added ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

19-year-old John Sarcona is thriving after needing 18 surgeries to correct severe scoliosis that caused his spine to "bend by the hour." John Sarcona, a 19-year-old who was once facing a severe form ...

For patients with scoliosis-- a musculoskeletal disorder in which the spine develops a sideways curve -- orthopedists must take into account many factors to determine what level of intervention, if ...

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 ...

New figures reveal that 525 scoliosis surgeries on children have been cancelled by Children's Health Ireland hospitals over ...

Harvey Morrison was born with severe scoliosis and needed a spinal surgery that was “a matter of life and death” His surgery was constantly rescheduled and, at one point, he was even unknowingly ...