Harvey Morrison was born with severe scoliosis and needed a spinal surgery that was “a matter of life and death” His surgery was constantly rescheduled and, at one point, he was even unknowingly ...
Breon McClendon discovered his passion for running when he was in high school. He started as a sophomore and never stopped. The 18-year-old’s pediatrician first noticed a curve in his spine when he ...
LITTLETON - This is the time of year when many schools will conduct scoliosis checks on students. Despite positive diagnoses being rare, roughly 3 million new cases are discovered each year, according ...
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — A Valley dancer is back on stage after surgery that corrected her severe scoliosis. It’s all because of a new operation that is an alternative to spinal fusion, which is the ...
Madurai: Doctors at the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) have successfully performed a complex scoliosis correction surgery ...
Scoliosis is a spinal condition that occurs when there is an abnormal curve of the spine. Often, scoliosis cases are mild and do not need extensive treatment, but there are very severe cases that ...
(KUTV) There’s a new way for doctors to treat young children with severe scoliosis. Magnetically controlled growing rods, also known as MAGEC rods, allow kids with scoliosis to make fewer trips to the ...
A Valley Stream teen with a passion for karate is back doing what he loves following a risky surgery. Armaan Mohammed, 13, had scoliosis so severe he had trouble walking, as well as tremors and ...
Washington, DC - Recent advances in surgery for severe scoliosis have improved the correction rates from 55% in the past to around 80% to 85% in many cases, says Dr Daniel Sucato (Texas Scottish Rite ...
A hospital saved John Sarcona's life as his spine was "bending by the hour." John Sarcona was only 17 years old when he was admitted to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City for ...