Category: Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis
Anonymous 12 | Lenke Type 5 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis; Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis
Posted on May 08, 2024
The patient is a 12-year-old girl who was diagnosed with Idiopathic Scoliosis when she was 8 years old. Her thoracic curve measured 24 degrees when she was 9 years old and was put in a scoliosis brace to slow the ... Read More
Victoria M. | Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis
Posted on January 23, 2024
This is a 12 year old whom I met when she was 7 years old. At that time, she had a curves measuring 26 and 21 proximal to distal. We recommended Schroth physical therapy. When she started hitting her growth spurt ... Read More
Jack M. | Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis
Posted on January 22, 2024
Jack came to us as a second opinion at the age of 9. He had recently been diagnosed but wanted another opinion. He had 21 and 20 degree curves at that time. He started with Schroth physical therapy and did ... Read More
Anonymous 7 | Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis
Posted on January 22, 2024
Patient was a 9 year old when she presented to us but the pediatrician had noticed the scoliosis a few years prior. Her older sister was also a patient of ours who had spondylolisthesis that required surgery followed by a ... Read More
Anonymous 2 | Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis
Posted on April 03, 2023
This 10-year-old female with new Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis (JIS) diagnosis had been having back pain for about a year prior to the procedure, and it was getting worse. Upon physical exam, her shoulders and pelvis were level, and she had ... Read More
Ava G. | Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis
Posted on June 21, 2022
Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis, Selective Thoracic Posterior Spinal Fusion and Instrumentation. This is a 12 year old who was diagnosed at the age of 6 with juvenile idiopathic scoliosis. She tried nighttime bracing at an outside practice but had a hard time ... Read More
Andrew C | Scoliosis Case
Posted on February 05, 2018
Andrew was 13 when he first presented to our office. He has a positive family history of scoliosis with his older brother having a spinal fusion. I had a discussion with Andrew and his parents about non operative treatment of ... Read More