Step #1. Don’t panic. While scoliosis can be a rapidly progressive condition it is usually measured in terms of months, not days. You should set up an appointment with a health care provider immediately for a initial full spine standing x-ray analysis. This is the only way to definitively confirm the presence of a curvature of the spine.

Step #2. Start with the end in mind. It is VITALLY important that you understand the entire process of the scoliosis evaluation and treatment

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Originally Posted by drmark2star

Momster,

A TornadoSuit is an activity suit for scoliosis. The reason it is not a brace (rigid or dynamic) is because it has uses and neurological applications that no type of brace can provide. It is designed to be used in conjunction with a neuromuscular reeducation based exercise program like ARC3D or CLEAR. In the initial year of fittings with the TornadoSuit we fit 6 children with CP, 2 of them wheelchair bound. One of the children in the wheelchair stabilized (curve stayed within

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Originally Posted by DrStitzel

By Josh Woggon DC

Does the outcome of scoliosis surgery justify the rising cost of the operation? Doctors from the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Children's Hospital presented a paper at the 2009 annnual meeting of the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America in Boston. This paper was recently accepted by the Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics.

In this study, the researchers questioned whether the newer, more expensive systems

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Originally Posted by MaggieVictoria

I would like to write based on my first hand experience and the results we got with my daughter. My daughter started with a small curve of the t-spine about 10 degrees when she was 8. I was told by the ortho. not to worry about it and it wouldnt progress. When she was 12, i noticed a rib hump, and i saw that she was very short in the trunk Since I have had 3 surgeries, very poor outcomes long term, I as well as she was very concerned. Her Ped. had an xray done and sure enough, she had progressed

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Originally Posted by DrStitzel

"Scoliosis Treatment needs to be safe, effective, targeted, and practical for the "everyday" life of today's teenagers"

Scoliosis treatment needs to be re-invented.

Genetic testing for idiopathic scoliosis (Scoliscore) is a dramatic breakthrough in prognostic testing for idiopathic scoliosis and can now accurately identify the children with scoliosis whom are most genetically pre-disposed to developing a severe scoliosis spine. This is spell the

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