LITTLETON - This is the time of year when many schools will conduct scoliosis checks on students. Despite positive diagnoses being rare, roughly 3 million new cases are discovered each year, according ...

Maddy Welz always loved to dance. Even before she learned how to tie her own shoes, she was performing pliés and practicing tap steps. But her life changed when she was diagnosed with scoliosis at the ...

Having scoliosis and needing to wear a bulky back brace, Sydney Black has always felt different — so she came up with a sweet ...

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 cautious approach to releasing adolescents from braces to correct scoliosis didn't help keep the back straight better than going cold turkey once the brace had done its job, a randomized trial ...

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 ...

Larry Hopkins and his 16-year-old daughter Maddie remember the moment a doctor told Maddie she had scoliosis. "I'll never forget the look on her face," Larry says. "Her bottom lip stuck out and she ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 10-year-old daughter was just diagnosed with scoliosis. The curve is 19 degrees, and I have read that it could worsen with time. Will she need to wear a brace? Or is surgery ...