Scoliosis is a spinal deformity that affects millions of people, particularly during their adolescent years. It's characterized by an abnormal sideways curvature of the spine, and in many cases, the ...

To improve the scoliosis study team's understanding of the experience of the patient and family during treatment for scoliosis. To help determine which decision-making tools are best to facilitate ...

How could this be my body? The doctor called my condition “scoliosis.” I didn’t tell anyone at school about it and hoped my ...

Scoliosis does not affect a student's ability to learn, but wearing a brace or having physical limitations can make a student feel self-conscious or embarrassed. Encourage students to participate in ...

Scoliosis causes the spine to curve sideways, often in a C or S shape. Types and severity vary. Mild cases rarely cause pain and can go unnoticed. In moderate or severe cases, the curve can get worse, ...

Sophie’s scoliosis was caught early, so she will not need surgery. At Johns Hopkins, treatment for growing children with mild and moderate scoliosis takes a combined approach of proper screening, ...

But the biggest problem with scoliosis braces is that some kids don't want to wear them. Most kids do well with wearing their brace. But when kids struggle, an understanding parent can make a big ...

Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine. Scoliosis may result from various structural causes, although the most common form of scoliosis is called idiopathic scoliosis, which has no known ...

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a condition characterized ... This body of work aims to enhance the understanding of how to achieve optimal results in AIS surgery. One area of ...