AIS, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, believed to affect 1-4% of the general population, but more likely closer to 10%, has no ‘cure’. That’s the ‘not so great’ news. There are many many theories, ... Read More
Is There a ‘Single Cause’ for Scoliosis?
Texting Your Way to Pain
Humans are designed to stand up right and yet in the modern society too many people are slumped over for one simple, tiny reason: our smartphones. In fact, adults in the United States are spending on ... Read More
Literature Addressing Surgical Correction of Scoliosis
The majority of the scoliosis cases treated by the Scoliosis Correction Centers are patients for whom bracing has failed and/or who do not want surgery. A significant percentage of the scoliosis cases ... Read More
Recent Scoliosis Research: How the neck affects the back
How the neck affects the back: changes in regional cervical sagittal alignment correlate to HRQOL improvement in adult thoracolumbar deformity patients at 2-year follow-up. J Neurosurg Spine. 2015 ... Read More
Current-Recent Scoliosis Research Information
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Apr 24;4:CD010663. [Epub ahead of print] Surgical versus non-surgical interventions in people with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Bettany-Saltikov J1, Weiss HR, ... Read More
Discussing Your Spine Related Treatments with Health Insurance Providers
Discussing your spinal care with health care providers can be tricky. Given recent developments in health care reform, there are realities to contend with: Fact # 1: In spite of reforms, health care ... Read More
Six Reasons to Involve Multiple Specialists in Your Scoliosis Treatment
No two spines are alike. Spinal disorders, their causes, and presenting symptoms are therefore different. It takes time for a physician to diagnose a specific disorder because he or she needs to rule ... Read More
Why Is Low Back Pain so Common?
If you ask people whether they’ve had low back pain at least once in their life, you’ll get a “yes” in at least 80% of the cases. Both males and females are affected by this condition which typically ... Read More
Treating Scoliosis: Top 10 Questions
Remember: If scoliosis is diagnosed, there is no 100% cure. This means your spine won’t be perfectly straight. The good news is that even in the general population most people do not have a perfectly ... Read More
Good Posture: Teach Your Kids Now, Not Later!
The whole idea of good posture can be briefly described as: bad posture = stress on muscles and joints = health problems and an ingredient in developing scoliosis Remember how teachers or dance ... Read More
