In addition to pain, scoliosis can cause postural changes and disruptions to balance, coordination, and gait. There are a number … Read more

Like the rest of the body, the spine will experience degenerative changes with age and the cumulative effect of lifestyle … Read more

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive diagnostic tool that captures high-resolution 3-dimensional images of an area in question, including … Read more

The spine’s intervertebral discs shape overall spinal health in a number of ways. Most degenerative changes in the spine start … Read more

Current estimates have close to seven million people living with scoliosis in the United States alone. While there are no … Read more

Spinal health can be shaped by a number of lifestyle choices and factors; preserving its health and function involves maintaining … Read more

Spinal fusion surgery has the goal of stopping progression. Harrington rods revolutionized spinal fusion surgery in the mid-20th century, but … Read more

Lordosis refers to an inward spinal curve, and while there is a healthy range of lordosis, if a person’s lordosis … Read more

Retrolisthesis causes a vertebra to slip backwards onto the vertebral body below. Vertebrae that aren’t stacked on top of one … Read more

Scoliosis causes the spine to develop an unnatural lateral spinal curvature that rotates, and while most people have heard of … Read more

While childhood scoliosis is more commonly diagnosed, the rate of scoliosis increases among the aging population, and this is due … Read more

Not all cases of adult scoliosis develop in adulthood. The main type to affect adults is pre-existing, likely from adolescence, … Read more

Progressive conditions can be more complex to treat because their nature is to get worse over time, so successful treatment … Read more

Scoliosis affects the spine by causing an unnatural lateral curvature to develop that also rotates, and osteoporosis is a bone … Read more

A healthy spine has its vertebrae aligned and its natural curves in place. If the spine’s alignment changes and deviates … Read more

As scoliosis is progressive, its effects can increase over time, becoming more widespread. While many scoliosis effects are visual, less-obvious … Read more

Modern treatment options for teen scoliosis patients include traditional spinal fusion surgery or conservative nonsurgical treatment. Here at ScoliCare, patients … Read more

Understanding idiopathic scoliosis and the potential benefits of early diagnosis is crucial, especially for parents. We don’t know what causes … Read more

Part of diagnosing scoliosis involves further classifying cases based on key variables, and the more thorough and accurate a patient’s … Read more

What you need to know about scoliosis is that while treatment results can never be guaranteed, many potential effects can … Read more

There are a number of factors that shape a patient’s potential experience with scoliosis, one of which is the type … Read more

There are different types of scoliosis with varying severity levels and causes. While most cases of scoliosis are idiopathic, scoliosis … Read more

The spine’s healthy curves, when viewed from the side, increase its strength, flexibility, and ability to handle mechanical stress. The … Read more

A Dowager’s hump commonly affects older females and refers to an excessive rounded-forward appearance of the upper back at the … Read more