LITTLETON - This is the time of year when many schools will conduct scoliosis checks on students. Despite positive diagnoses being rare, roughly 3 million new cases are discovered each year, according ...
Local doctors have a new way to treat children with severe scoliosis - which is a curvature of the spine. The innovative treatment helps cut down the number of operations needed. Seven year old Bradey ...
Dear Mayo Clinic: Is wearing a brace full time the only treatment option for a child with scoliosis? What are the risks of not getting treatment? Although braces commonly are used to treat scoliosis, ...
Children with rare mutations in two genes are about four times more likely to develop severe scoliosis than their peers with normal versions of the genes, scientists have found. One to 3 percent of ...
Scoliosis is a spinal condition that occurs when there is an abnormal curve of the spine. Often, scoliosis cases are mild and do not need extensive treatment, but there are very severe cases that ...
19-year-old John Sarcona is thriving after needing 18 surgeries to correct severe scoliosis that caused his spine to "bend by the hour." John Sarcona, a 19-year-old who was once facing a severe form ...
On Thursday, the 22-year-old model shared a photo of her bare back on her Instagram Stories, opening up about the severity of her condition Digital News Writer, PEOPLE Delilah Belle Hamlin is getting ...
AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) - A teenager with disabilities is sitting much more comfortably in his wheelchair. His mother, Abbigale Tun, says Willie is out of pain now that his dramatically curved spine has ...
A massive whale that was once thought to be in distress was soon discovered to be suffering from a deformation of the spine. The 40-ton fin whale was spotted near Cullera beach last Saturday in ...
We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio Rare mutations in two genes can ...