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 ...

Once scoliosis curves reach a certain size, they can continue to worsen, leading to pain, breathing problems, and heart strain later in life. Pediatric surgeon Joel Turtle, MD, PhD, explains how ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. For most teenagers, a scoliosis diagnosis means wearing a ...

The future for a child diagnosed with scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine that typically occurs just before puberty, can feel uncertain. As a parent, you want answers to your questions about ...

Surgical treatment of scoliosis in children with cerebral palsy reduced the incidence of pneumonia requiring hospitalisation and the risk for pneumonia-related deaths compared with non-surgical ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 10-year-old daughter was just diagnosed with scoliosis. The curve is 19 degrees, and I have read that it could worsen with time. Will she need to wear a brace? Or is surgery in ...

Larry Hopkins and his 16-year-old daughter Maddie remember the moment a doctor told Maddie she had scoliosis. "I'll never forget the look on her face," Larry says. "Her bottom lip stuck out and she ...

Tampa, Florida (June 18, 2025) June marks Scoliosis Awareness Month, a time when Shriners Children’s shines a light on a spinal condition that affects thousands of children and adolescents across the ...

A child waiting for spinal surgery is facing his second year on a waiting list despite pledges to slash delays and being cleared for his operation a year ago. The latest spinal service figures from ...

An X-ray of a scoliosis victim. (Wikipedia/public domain.) Listen LEICESTER, United Kingdom – Irish parents are claiming the government has failed children living with scoliosis and held a protest ...