Surgeons have combined three innovative minimally invasive spine surgery procedures to treat spinal curvature in adults, a common consequence of aging. A new article in the Journal of Spinal Disorders ...

Have you ever noticed that one of your shoulders appears higher than another, your ribs are more prominent on one side or maybe that you have asymmetric skin folds? These imbalances may seem arbitrary ...

Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine that can lead to impingement and back pain. It is very common, though in most cases the curves are small enough that they produce no symptoms and go undiagnosed. ...

Scoliosis is the medical term for a sideways curvature of the spine. Spinal fusion surgery (SFS) for scoliosis fuses two or more vertebrae together to help straighten the spine and prevent the ...

A New Jersey woman’s Hollywood dream was the straw that nearly broke her back — pushing her into excruciating pain following a 15-year battle with severe scoliosis. Caroline Heinle, 31, moved out to ...

Background The operative treatment of adult degenerative scoliosis combined with osteoporosis increase following the epidemiological development. Studies have confirmed that screws in osteoporotic ...

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 ...

Teenagers who undergo spine fusion for scoliosis using the newest surgical techniques can expect to be doing well 10 years after surgery, according to a new study. Researchers had thought that the ...

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 ...