SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — June is Scoliosis Awareness Month, which has a local family sharing their story. Jenna Bathke has had scoliosis since she was a teenager. “I had a sports injury my eighth ...
Scoliosis was associated with altered cardiac function and an increase in cardiac events among adults in the U.K. Biobank, researchers found. People with scoliosis also had a greater lifetime risk of ...
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 ...
A scoliosis exam allows doctors to see whether the spine has a curve. People with scoliosis can have a single curve, creating a “C” shape, or a double curve, creating an “S” shape. Scoliosis exams are ...
The COVID-19 pandemic could lead to a rebound in the severity of a completely unrelated condition often found in kids and older adults — scoliosis There are two types of scoliosis affecting 6 million ...
U.S. HAVE SCOLIOSIS. THAT’S ACCORDING TO JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE, AND ONE LOCAL FAMILY HAS GONE VIRAL, SHARING THEIR DAUGHTER’S JOURNEY WITH THE DIAGNOSIS AND BUILDING A COMMUNITY THEY NEVER EXPECTED.
DENVER (KDVR) — A breakthrough new procedure pioneered by a group of doctors in Colorado is offering new hope for some teenagers living with scoliosis. Vertebral body tethering is a surgical treatment ...
Doctors at Nemours Children's Hospital in Delaware are treating a common spine condition with something called "magic rods." For one little girl with scoliosis, the rods are making a big difference.