For most teenagers, a scoliosis diagnosis means wearing a brace to prevent further curvature of the spine. But in rare cases, spine surgery is the best option. That was the case for 16-year-old ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to published results, lateral lumbar interbody fusion improved long-term functional outcomes and ...

Washington, DC - Recent advances in surgery for severe scoliosis have improved the correction rates from 55% in the past to around 80% to 85% in many cases, says Dr Daniel Sucato (Texas Scottish Rite ...

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Tiffany Russell spent months not living her life. "If I was awake, I was in extreme pain so I was in a lot of pain medication and I slept a lot," she said. Since the age of ...

(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.

More than six million people have a curvature of the spine. It's usually diagnosed between the ages of 10 and 15. and if the curvature is slight, a back brace may help. But there are cases that are ...

COLORADO (KRDO) – Thirteen-year-old Nora Casper knows firsthand how scary spine surgery can be. Diagnosed with congenital scoliosis as a baby, she’s undergone multiple spinal procedures, including her ...

How do the laws, politics, and policy of healthcare impact your doctor’s ability to take care of you as a patient? Richard Menger M.D. MPA is a board-certified-fellowship-trained neurosurgeon serving ...

“His whole childhood was spent waiting for things to get better,” Gillian Morrison said after her son Harvey’s death Courtesy of Gillian Morrison Harvey Morrison was born with severe scoliosis and ...