Maybe you remember being screened for scoliosis in school. Or your own child has been treated to straighten a curving spine. But scoliosis is not restricted to children and adolescents; adults can ...

Treating curvature of the spine as an adult often involves pain relief medications, exercise, or spinal injections to soothe symptoms. Surgery may only be necessary for adults with severe curvature or ...

I’m in my 50s and have begun experiencing nagging back pain. Recently, I saw an orthopedic doctor and was diagnosed with scoliosis. Does this mean I have ...

This patient, who received an older spine instrumentation technique during childhood, later underwent spinal reconstruction surgery as an adult. The patient's X-ray and clinical journey reflect the ...

correctionA photo caption with a previous version of this article incorrectly said that the photo showed a spine with scoliosis. The photo has been replaced with a photo that shows a spine with ...

Add Us On GoogleAdd as a preferred source on Google (WNDU) - Scoliosis is not just for kids. In fact, 7,000,000 people have been diagnosed with it. There are two types of adult scoliosis. One starts ...

Vertebral body tethering (VBT) allows a child's spine to continue growing while gradually straightening out the abnormal ...

Cael was a typical 15-year-old — until the discovery of an already advanced abnormal curvature of his spine. “I felt like the Hunchback of Notre Dame,” Cael told CBC News, recalling the emotionally ...