Máirín Nolan Kelly was told by medical professionals in Ireland that her daughter was not a candidate for scoliosis surgery.

For years, spine surgeons have debated the best methods for treating scoliosis in adults. Spinal curvature often results in more back pain, leg pain and other symptoms for adults than teens because ...

Washington, DC - Recent advances in surgery for severe scoliosis have improved the correction rates from 55% in the past to around 80% to 85% in many cases, says Dr Daniel Sucato (Texas Scottish Rite ...

Some patients with scoliosis will need surgery to correct particularly severe spinal curvature associated with the condition, or to foster healthy growth of the spine for younger patients. There are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

Mia Schloegel was 11 when they found the curve in her spine. She was at her yearly pediatrician’s visit when her uncle — also her doctor — had her lean over, in a standard childhood check for ...

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 ...

Spinal scoliosis is a degenerative spinal disease that can cause extreme pain or weakness in the legs while walking. In some extreme cases it can even lead to a curvature in the spine that causes ...

Lila Grace, now 24, told Newsweek her spinal curve measured 30 degrees, well above the 10-degree scoliosis threshold.

For women who underwent spinal surgery during adolescence, approaching pregnancy often brings unique questions about labor and delivery. A common concern is whether a spinal fusion affects the ability ...

Kody and Christine Brown’s daughter Ysabel shared a picture of her scar from scoliosis surgery one year later. Pic credit: @ysabelpaigebrown/Instagram On the one-year anniversary of her scoliosis ...

After undergoing MAGEC rod surgery to correct scoliosis that was caused by her spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Morgantown ...