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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients treated with casting for early onset scoliosis experienced declines in health-related quality of life ...

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.

Scoliosis awareness month took place throughout June, but even though we're a few weeks past the awareness month, it's still a good time to learn more about this spinal condition. "Scoliosis can ...