Tag: Scoliosis

Congenital Scoliosis (CS)

Posted on October 27, 2016

What is it? Congenital scoliosis is a condition that affects newborns or young infants and is characterized by the presence of an abnormal curvature of the spine. Children with this condition actually begin to develop the curvature before birth, during the ... Read More

For Very Young Children, There’s A Way To Cure Scoliosis Without Surgery

Posted on July 19, 2016

"There’s A Way To Cure Scoliosis Without Surgery"   Courtesy CBS New York Read More

Dr. Vitale’s Bio

Posted on June 03, 2016

Dr. Vitale’s Profile Video عن الدكتور فيتالي Michael Vitale MD MPH—Operative and Non Operative Scoliosis Treatment Pioneer [caption id="attachment_3238" align="alignright" width="200"] Dr. Michael Vitale MD MPH, Ana Lucia Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery at Columbia University Medical Center[/caption] A world's leader pediatric ... Read More

About Dr. Vitale

Posted on June 02, 2016

عن الدكتور فيتالي Meet Michael Vitale MD MPH [caption id="attachment_3238" align="alignright" width="300"] Dr. Michael Vitale MD MPH, Ana Lucia Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery at Columbia University Medical Center[/caption] Dr. Michael G. Vitale is a New York Pediatric Spine Surgeon specializing ... Read More

17 of the Top North American Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeons

Posted on February 18, 2016

By Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.ED. Despite the critical nature of pediatric orthopedics, most don’t flock to this subspecialty. One reason? It is emotionally challenging. But some do…and here is a subset of real standouts. A note to readers: We don’t have “the ... Read More

Boy, 6, with Scoliosis is First in New York Area to Get Magnetic Spine Lengthening Treatment

Posted on August 14, 2014

Courtesy NY Daily News Call it medical magic — make that MAGEC (Magnetic Spine Lengthening Treatment). Doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital are now reaching for the handheld MAGEC device instead of their scalpel when they treat patients with early-onset scoliosis, characterized by a spinal ... Read More

Spinal Fusion NOT Recommended Treatment for Early-Onset Scoliosis

Posted on September 29, 2007

While spinal fusion has been shown to improve quality of life and life expectancy in adolescents who have achieved normal pulmonary capacity before the onset of scoliosis, this treatment has quite a different result in skeletally immature children. In these ... Read More