Rotoscoliosis: What Is It and Why the Twist Matters
Rotoscoliosis: What Is It and Why the Twist Matters
Scoliosis severity is determined by a measurement known as Cobb angle that’s based on curve size, but a patient’s angle …
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Adult vs Teen Scoliosis Pain Symptoms Explained
Adult vs Teen Scoliosis Pain Symptoms Explained
In addition to pain, scoliosis can cause postural changes and disruptions to balance, coordination, and gait. There are a number …
Spondylosis vs Spondylolisthesis: What’s the Difference?
Spondylosis vs Spondylolisthesis: What’s the Difference?
Like the rest of the body, the spine will experience degenerative changes with age and the cumulative effect of lifestyle …
Disc Desiccation: What It Means on Your MRI Report
Disc Desiccation: What It Means on Your MRI Report
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive diagnostic tool that captures high-resolution 3-dimensional images of an area in question, including …
Multilevel Degenerative Disc Disease: What It Really Means
Multilevel Degenerative Disc Disease: What It Really Means
The spine’s intervertebral discs shape overall spinal health in a number of ways. Most degenerative changes in the spine start …
15 Interesting Facts About Scoliosis You Should Know
15 Interesting Facts About Scoliosis You Should Know
Current estimates have close to seven million people living with scoliosis in the United States alone. While there are no …
Why the Spine Is So Important: A Simple Guide to Back Health
Why the Spine Is So Important: A Simple Guide to Back Health
Spinal health can be shaped by a number of lifestyle choices and factors; preserving its health and function involves maintaining …
Harrington Rods: Long-Term Effects & Modern Options
Harrington Rods: Long-Term Effects & Modern Options
Spinal fusion surgery has the goal of stopping progression. Harrington rods revolutionized spinal fusion surgery in the mid-20th century, but …
Hyperlordosis: Causes, Symptoms & Spine Treatment Guide
Hyperlordosis: Causes, Symptoms & Spine Treatment Guide
Lordosis refers to an inward spinal curve, and while there is a healthy range of lordosis, if a person’s lordosis …
Retrolisthesis: Causes, Symptoms & Spine Treatment Guide
Retrolisthesis: Causes, Symptoms & Spine Treatment Guide
Retrolisthesis causes a vertebra to slip backwards onto the vertebral body below. Vertebrae that aren’t stacked on top of one …
How Many People Have Scoliosis? Key Numbers You Should Know
How Many People Have Scoliosis? Key Numbers You Should Know
Scoliosis causes the spine to develop an unnatural lateral spinal curvature that rotates, and while most people have heard of …
What Causes Adult Scoliosis? Key Factors Explained
What Causes Adult Scoliosis? Key Factors Explained
While childhood scoliosis is more commonly diagnosed, the rate of scoliosis increases among the aging population, and this is due …
Non-Fusion Options for Adult Scoliosis Relief
Non-Fusion Options for Adult Scoliosis Relief
Not all cases of adult scoliosis develop in adulthood. The main type to affect adults is pre-existing, likely from adolescence, …
Can You Straighten a Scoliotic Spine? Here’s What To Know
Can You Straighten a Scoliotic Spine? Here’s What To Know
Progressive conditions can be more complex to treat because their nature is to get worse over time, so successful treatment …
Scoliosis & Osteoporosis: What You Should Know
Scoliosis & Osteoporosis: What You Should Know
Scoliosis affects the spine by causing an unnatural lateral curvature to develop that also rotates, and osteoporosis is a bone …
Understanding Spinal Deformity: A Complete Patient Guide
Understanding Spinal Deformity: A Complete Patient Guide
A healthy spine has its vertebrae aligned and its natural curves in place. If the spine’s alignment changes and deviates …
The Hidden Side Effects of Scoliosis on Body & Mind
The Hidden Side Effects of Scoliosis on Body & Mind
As scoliosis is progressive, its effects can increase over time, becoming more widespread. While many scoliosis effects are visual, less-obvious …
Modern Treatment Options for Teen Scoliosis Patients
Modern Treatment Options for Teen Scoliosis Patients
Modern treatment options for teen scoliosis patients include traditional spinal fusion surgery or conservative nonsurgical treatment. Here at ScoliCare, patients …
Understanding Idiopathic Scoliosis: Symptoms and Diagnosis
Understanding Idiopathic Scoliosis: Symptoms and Diagnosis
Understanding idiopathic scoliosis and the potential benefits of early diagnosis is crucial, especially for parents. We don’t know what causes …
Understanding Congenital Scoliosis: Symptoms and Care Options
Understanding Congenital Scoliosis: Symptoms and Care Options
Part of diagnosing scoliosis involves further classifying cases based on key variables, and the more thorough and accurate a patient’s …
Can Scoliosis Cause Balance Problems? What You Need to Know
Can Scoliosis Cause Balance Problems? What You Need to Know
What you need to know about scoliosis is that while treatment results can never be guaranteed, many potential effects can …
Understanding Neuromuscular Scoliosis
Understanding Neuromuscular Scoliosis
There are a number of factors that shape a patient’s potential experience with scoliosis, one of which is the type …
Can Scoliosis Be Caused by a Car Accident? Learn More
Can Scoliosis Be Caused by a Car Accident? Learn More
There are different types of scoliosis with varying severity levels and causes. While most cases of scoliosis are idiopathic, scoliosis …
Increased Lumbar Lordosis: Symptoms, Causes, & Treatment
Increased Lumbar Lordosis: Symptoms, Causes, & Treatment
The spine’s healthy curves, when viewed from the side, increase its strength, flexibility, and ability to handle mechanical stress. The …