COLORADO (KRDO) – Thirteen-year-old Nora Casper knows firsthand how scary spine surgery can be. Diagnosed with congenital scoliosis as a baby, she’s undergone multiple spinal procedures, including her ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Operative treatment of adult symptomatic lumbar scoliosis had significantly greater and durable clinical ...

High school freshman Lily, 14, is 13 months post-scoliosis surgery and wants to help other kids know it’s OK to be scared, but you will get better. “It’s a lot to handle, but at some point, you’re ...

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 ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Gina Hargett-Freed is finally back on her bike and feeling good after spinal surgery to correct scoliosis. “I’m doing fabulous,” the Littleton woman said with a smile. Wild cat at ...

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 ...

CARY, N.C. (WTVD) -- In recognition of Scoliosis Awareness Month, a Wake County teenager is turning her experience with the spinal condition into a mission to educate others. 17-year-old Lauren Herb ...

Surgeons who perform a type of spinal surgery for scoliosis, which the FDA approved in 2019, say insurance companies aren’t aligning their policies with the latest medical research. Anne Marie ...

Approximately seven million Americans have scoliosis, a spine condition characterized by a curvature in the back. While it is most often diagnosed in children, adults can also develop scoliosis.

Anne Marie Hukriede has three times appealed her insurance company’s decision not to cover her daughter’s scoliosis surgery. The answer each time was the same: Aetna considers the procedure that ...