Tag: Spinal Deformity
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
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS)
Posted on October 27, 2016
What is it? Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, also called AIS, is a condition that affects children between the age of 10 and young adulthood and is characterized by the presence of an abnormal curve of the spine to the right or the ... Read More
Non-Operative Care of Scoliosis
Posted on June 08, 2016
Please click below for information about these options for Non-Operative Care of Scoliosis: Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis-Specific Exercise (PSSE): The Schroth Method Scoliosis Bracing Scoliosis Casting Other resources for Non-Operative Care of Scoliosis: What to Expect: Non-Operative Care Non-Operative Care for Spine & ... Read More
Children’s Spine Foundation Annual Report 2015
Posted on March 21, 2016
“Look closely at the present you are constructing. It
should look like the future you are dreaming.”
– Alice Walker
As a father, clinician, and President of the Children’s Spine Foundation, I know this sentiment is never more true than when we help children and families dealing with complex spine deformity.
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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