A cautious approach to releasing adolescents from braces to correct scoliosis didn't help keep the back straight better than going cold turkey once the brace had done its job, a randomized trial ...

Scoliosis (curvature of the spine) affects three or four per thousand children and as many as seven out of ten older adults. While there is still controversy about the efficacy of back braces for ...

DENVER (CBS4)- A doctor at the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, RMHC, has spent a week learning what life is like for his young patients who must wear a back brace. Dr. Jaren Riley, a pediatric ...

U.S. HAVE SCOLIOSIS. THAT’S ACCORDING TO JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE, AND ONE LOCAL FAMILY HAS GONE VIRAL, SHARING THEIR DAUGHTER’S JOURNEY WITH THE DIAGNOSIS AND BUILDING A COMMUNITY THEY NEVER EXPECTED.

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 ...

New technologies to straighten crooked spines while letting them grow may one day help children bypass those hated back braces. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

DENVER, Colo. (KFSN) -- Imagine, the faster you grow, the faster your spine curves. That's what happens when you're a child with scoliosis. It can be painful and debilitating. Now there's a new ...

When you’re parenting a young child or adolescent, some amount of growing pains in their ever-changing body is, of course, normal. But it’s important not to write off all your child’s aches and pains ...

Imagine feeling restricted, all day and all night, and not being able bend down. That is what wearing a scoliosis brace feels like. Scoliosis is the abnormal curving of the spine. It not only affects ...

Braces aren't just for straightening teeth. If you're recovering from an injury or spinal surgery, dealing with chronic back pain, or in need of extra support while lifting heavy objects at the gym or ...

Treating curvature of the spine as an adult often involves pain relief medications, exercise, or spinal injections to soothe symptoms. Surgery may only be necessary for adults with severe curvature or ...