Although many people are familiar with scoliosis as a disease affecting school-aged adolescents, it can and does affect adults, too, even if they didn't have it as a child. The disease in adolescents ...

Some people may believe scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine, is a condition that only develops during adolescence, but it can also turn up in adulthood. My 55-year-old mother was just ...

Scoliosis is a condition where a patient’s spine exhibits an abnormal lateral curvature, most commonly forming a C- or S-shape. In Malaysia, a study indicates that around 2.55% of Malaysians aged 13 ...

The study covered in this summary was published on medRxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Spinal curvature in patients with scoliosis appears to adversely affect diastolic ...

(HealthDay News) — In adult middle-aged patients undergoing primary scoliosis surgery, the 10-year survival rate is 61%, according to a study published in the August 1 issue of The Spine Journal.

X-ray image of adult patient spine showing scoliosis surgery. Scoliosis surgeries are effective but expensive. A groundbreaking scoliosis study, recently published in the Journal of the American ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- A study has shown that 2.55 per cent of Malaysians aged 13 to 15 are diagnosed with scoliosis, where a patient’s spine exhibits an abnormal lateral curvature, most ...

Scoliosis is characterized by a curved spine in the shape of an “s” or a “c”, which can affect the posture and movements of people affected by the condition. Most patients do not experience ...