Curvy Girls is a great support group for girls affected by scoliosis. Below is a link to new chapter in Illinois: Local Girl Starts Scoliosis Support Group | 23 WIFR Rockford - The ... Here is a link for adult women with scoliosis to participate in a scoliosis study in Ontario. There is [...]
Isometric Scoliosis Exercises & Stretches | Scoliosis Watch Specific Spinal Isometric Scoliosis Exercises & Stretches. If you are like me, suffering from Scoliosis and often find yourself in agony from either pain it causes or that constant discomfort, you will constantly be on a lookout for ... Pain & Rehabilitation: Scoliosis Exercises [...]
Shay Bess, Rocky Mountain Scoliosis and Spine, Denver, USA, told delegates at the annual meeting of the North American Spine Society (NASS; 24–27th October, Dallas, USA) that contrary to the common misconception that adult spinal deformity was “not really” painful, its actual impact was similar to the impact of cancer and diabetes. Bess said: “There [...]
My 11-year-old grandsons, Stefan and Tomas, weigh about 80 pounds each. On the 20-minute walk to their middle school and the uphill walk home, they carry backpacks that weigh about 12 pounds each, or 15 percent of their body weight. When extra books or clothing, a musical instrument or other equipment are added, the weight [...]
From ABC News.com Less Surgery for Kids With Scoliosis Email 0 Smaller Font Text Larger Text | Print By DR. CHRISOPHER TOKIN Ashley Crane, a 24-year-old nursing student, had her first scoliosis surgery when she was 14. “I had two surgeries, a week apart,” she said. “I remember my spine was very unstable…then I [...]
Types of idiopathic scoliosis are categorized by both age at which the curve is detected and the location of the curve. When grouped by age, scoliosis usually is categorized into three age groups: Infantile scoliosis: from birth to 3 years old Juvenile scoliosis: from 3 to 9 years old Adolescent scoliosis: from 10 to 18 [...]
What is scoliosis? Scoliosis is a spinal disorder resulting in an excessive, sideways curvature of the spine. It causes vertebrae to rotate, which creates a curve in either the upper or lower back. Spines naturally have curves, which round the shoulders and make the lower back bend slightly inward. However, some spines also unnaturally curve [...]
“Most scoliosis curves are minor and don’t require aggressive treatment, and surgery can usually correct more severe curves before they impact surrounding organs.” About 2% of women and 0.5% of men have scoliosis. When viewed from the front, a healthy spine is completely straight. “For most patients with what we call idiopathic scoliosis, the curvature [...]
The use of braces in the treatment of scoliosis has been depicted from as early as Hippocrates. Blount and Schmidt used the Milwaukee brace with metal struts and lateral straps and pads from 19461. The use of a brace from the pelvis to the jaw, however, led to compliance issues with some patients. Therefore, Hall [...]
A study published ahead of print in Spine indicated that paediatric patients have abnormally elevated serum titanium and niobium levels up to 12 months after receiving titanium-based implants, which raises the issue of the long-term consequences of metal debris from spinal instrumentation given that the instrumentation is likely to remain in a paediatric patient for [...]
