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 ...

The James Dyson Foundation has announced the U.S. winner of this year’s James Dyson Award: a customizable scoliosis brace that can accommodate patient growth for up to three years. The “Airy,” ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients treated with casting for early onset scoliosis experienced declines in health-related quality of life ...

Doctors regularly achieve miraculous feats, from removing brain tumors to fixing the curve in a teenager’s spine. Yet there’s only so much they can do to understand the illness you’re facing—and that ...

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 ...

The app can help people who use scoliosis braces with different features. Twin sisters Hadley and Delaney Robertson created the BraceTrack app to help people who use scoliosis braces. The twins, 15, ...

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 ...

Scoliosis is a condition that often runs in families, though the cause of the malformation remains unknown. Many schools and pediatricians screen for the condition, which often begins in childhood.

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 ...