Learn about scoliosis, a spinal condition affecting many, including celebrities like Usain Bolt, and how it's treated.

Orthopaedists should ensure that patients with idiopathic scoliosis receive better and more tailored care. Idiopathic scoliosis, defined as increasing sideways curvature of the spine of unknown ...

Introduction Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a three-dimensional deformity of the spine. Brace treatment is effective for eligible patients with AIS and the effectiveness is significantly ...

Fifty patients aged 11 to 78 years with untreated idiopathic scoliosis were studied. An increased frequency of respiratory impairment was found, especially in patients with a severe degree of ...

Scoliosis will not stop 13-year-old Braelyn Hebert from doing what she loves: gymnastics. Her love for gymnastics is simple.

Early detection is crucial to prevent lifelong complications and emotional distress, especially in adolescent girls.

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin are assessing how the development of spinal ligaments provide mechanical stability and ...

How to Assess the Child with Early-onset Scoliosis Clinical Clinicians should be able to elicit the birth history and the developmental milestones from the mother. EOS has been known to occur in ...

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a form of arthritis in children. Arthritis causes joint swelling (inflammation) and joint stiffness. JIA is arthritis that affects 1 or more joints for at least ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — June is Scoliosis Awareness Month, which has a local family sharing their story. Jenna Bathke has had scoliosis since she was a teenager. “I had a sports injury my … ...

“Brooke has a very common form of scoliosis- adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. It’s maybe 80% of what we see in the scoliosis realm. There are other kinds of scoliosis that make up smaller ...

She has idiopathic scoliosis, where the cause is unknown, and this accounts for around 80% of cases according to the NHS.