A case series of corrective surgeries in children with severe scoliosis due to spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 showed a positive success rate, but with significant postoperative complications.

Scoliosis, the sideways curvature of the spine, affects millions of adolescents in the United States each year. The majority of them will not require any treatment, and only a small percentage will ...

(HealthDay News) – Increases in the upper thoracic scoliotic curve, thoracic kyphosis, and number of rod-lengthening procedures are risk factors for postoperative complications associated with growing ...

The respiratory complications of spinal muscular atrophy are well-researched, but a new study provides insight into nonrespiratory complications that may be just as crucial. The growing treatment ...

A surgical magnetic rod system used to treat scoliosis in children has a high failure rate, necessitating multiple surgeries and causing significant morbidity in these young patients, new research ...

April 4, 2018 - For children with severe cerebral palsy (CP), surgery for scoliosis (sideways curvature of the spine) significantly improves the quality of life (QoL) for them and their caregivers, ...

Young patients with early-onset scoliosis, a dangerous curvature of the spine, have two options for surgery, but a new study finds one of the procedures results in fewer complications. For 8- to ...

Chiropractor Dr Thomas Lau says you need to do spinal mobility stretches if you sit on a chair and cannot touch both sides of the floor without feeling any pain. According to Lau, the cobra pose ...

Early-onset scoliosis is a difficult condition to manage and it is also difficult to assess the effects of the current management practices. The treatment for each individual patient varies and runs ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed distal spine anchors may provide better long-term control of the major curve than ...