Scoliosis makes a person's spine curve from side to side. Curves can get worse as kids grow and may cause health problems. Health care providers sometimes suggest kids wear a brace while they're ...

Scoliosis makes a person's spine curve from side to side. Curves can get worse as kids grow and may cause health problems. Health care providers sometimes suggest kids wear a brace while they're ...

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 ...

Scoliosis only progresses as long as a child continues to grow and the curve remains under 50 degrees. (Curves above 50 degrees can progress even after a child stops growing.) That’s why wearing a ...

One significant area of research has been the classification of scoliosis braces. A study developed a comprehensive classification system for braces used in treating AIS, which aims to standardize ...

The following exams will help determine the extent of the condition: Research on scoliosis treatment options includes advancements in brace technology to slow the progression of spinal curvature in ...

A ROW OVER spinal surgery waiting times and delays broke out in the Dáil today as Sinn Féin accused the Government of failing ...

Treatments and drugs - Most children with scoliosis have mild curves and probably may not need treatment with a brace or ...

lung.mas.lu.se BACKGROUND Pulmonary function in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis many years after posterior spinal surgery or brace treatment has not been documented. METHODS A ...

At Johns Hopkins, treatment for growing children with mild and moderate scoliosis takes a combined approach of proper screening, timely bracing, and customized physical therapy. Treating scoliosis ...