Tag: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Curvy Girls Livestream with Dr. Vitale
Posted on August 11, 2017
If you didn't get a chance to watch the Curvy Girls Livestream with Dr. Vitale, please check out the below video. It was a Q & A session with founder of Curvy Girls, Leah Stoltz along with Dr. Michael Vitale. ... Read More
Curvy Girls Livestream with Dr. Vitale
Posted on August 07, 2017
Mark your calendars for the Curvy Girls Livestream with Dr. Vitale. It will be a LIVE Q&A session on Thursday, August 10th at 7 PM EST. Curvy Girls is an International Scoliosis Peer Support. They have support groups that meet ... Read More
Columbia Orthopedics Conservative Care for Spine & Scoliosis
Posted on June 27, 2017
We are excited to launch our new video about our work at Columbia Orthopedics in Conservative Care for Spine & Scoliosis. We have a team approach that includes the surgeon, schroth physical therapists, Rigo Cheneau orthotists, PAs/NPs to provide the best ... Read More
Dr. Michael Vitale featured in SOSORT Newsletter
Posted on June 17, 2017
Dr. Michael Vitale was recently featured in the most recent SOSORT Newsletter. SOSORT is the International Society on Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment. It focuses on the conservative treatment of scoliosis. June is Scoliosis Awareness Month. The SOSORT newsletter for this ... Read More
Columbia Orthopedics Hosted PreOp Spine Class
Posted on June 15, 2017
Columbia Orthopedics hosted PreOp Spine Class to prepare kids and their families for their scoliosis or spine surgery this summer. Many kids and their families prefer to have their surgery during the summer to minimize their time out of school. ... Read More
4th Annual Non Operative Treatment of Childhood Scoliosis
Posted on May 19, 2017
Dr. Vitale was a codirector of the 4th Annual Non Operative Treatment of Childhood Scoliosis Conference. It was an opportunity to learn about state of the art, non-operative treatment of scoliosis across the ages. In recent years we have gained ... Read More
Columbia Orthopedics Hosted Non-Operative Best Practice Guidelines for AIS
Posted on May 18, 2017
Columbia Orthopedics just hosted the 1st meeting of many to work on Non-Operative Best Practice Guidelines for AIS (Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis) on May 17, 2017. There is so much variability out there for the recommendations around non-operative practices for adolescent idiopathic ... Read More
Columbia Orthopedics Non Operative Spine Care Team Presents at SOSORT
Posted on May 08, 2017
Columbia Orthopedics Non Operative Spine Care team members participated in the 12th annual SOSORT conference, which took place in Lyon, France from May 3-6. Three abstracts were accepted for podium presentations at the conference: Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis Specific Exercise (PSSE) Utilizing the Schroth Method ... Read More
Dr. Vitale Hosts Current Techniques in Pediatric Spinal Deformity Surgery
Posted on April 25, 2017
This Friday Dr. Vitale hosts Current Techniques in Pediatric Spinal Deformity Surgery. He along with esteemed faculty members reviewed Pediatric Deformity Decision Making; Pediatric Deformity Techniques, and Live Surgery Observation: Pediatric Deformity AIS Case. There were 25 visiting spine surgeons ... Read More
Effectiveness of the Rigo Chêneau versus Boston-style orthoses for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a retrospective study
Posted on April 04, 2017
We wanted to share a recent article on the Rigo Cheneau Brace. Please follow this link to read more about the study that was done on the effectiveness of the two braces most widely used for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. https://scoliosisjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13013-017-0117-z#main Read More