For years, spine surgeons have debated the best methods for treating scoliosis in adults. Spinal curvature often results in more back pain, leg pain and other symptoms for adults than teens because ...

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 ...

Scoliosis is a condition where a patient’s spine exhibits an abnormal lateral curvature, most commonly forming a C- or S-shape. In Malaysia, a study indicates that around 2.55% of Malaysians aged 13 ...

(WISH) — Doctors have given relief to a woman who was living in debilitating life-altering pain every day from scoliosis. About 7 million people have been diagnosed with a sideways curve of the spine.

An estimated 2 to 3 percent of Americans have scoliosis, which involves a sideways curvature of the spine, bending toward a C- or S-shape depending on the case and its severity. Fortunately, the vast ...

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 ...

Today’s surgeons can nick out your gallbladder via your belly button and excise your thyroid gland without cutting your neck. Now some doctors have added one of recent history’s most grueling ...

Randi Ford, 12, who has scoliosis, gets a high-five from Dr. Tony Herring, chief of staff at Scottish Rite Hospital for Children after getting her back brace checked. Debra Brod, who recently ...

Scoliosis is well-known as the most common spinal condition among children and adolescents. However, many people do not know that scoliosis affects adults in greater numbers. In fact, a 2005 study ...

(HealthDay News) — In adult middle-aged patients undergoing primary scoliosis surgery, the 10-year survival rate is 61%, according to a study published in the August 1 issue of The Spine Journal.

Researchers have designed a new X-ray classification system for adult idiopathic scoliosis that can more precisely define which parts of the spine need correction, an achievement that could enhance ...

For years, spine surgeons have debated the best methods for treating scoliosis in adults. Spinal curvature often results in more back pain, leg pain and other symptoms for adults than teens because ...