Your child and scoliosis 6 Articles

by Janet Lohmeyer

Scoliosis: Walk a Crooked Mile None of my sons have scoliosis. I had it as a child, worse than any of my relatives with it, and still have it today. Mine is the progressive kind, and causes pain and height loss even now...read more

by Natalie Palmer

Most parents do not know much about scoliosis, except that there is an annual screening for the problem in gym class. Scoliosis is curvature of the spine, and encompasses both S-shaped curves and C-shaped curves. It is i...read more

by Robert Bernstein

Scoliosis is a fixed lateral curvature of the spine. There are a number of causes of scoliosis and the natural history and treatment differ depending on the cause. Thus, it is important to understand the cause of your chil...read more

by Susan H

I am writing as an adult who had to have scoliosis surgery at the age of 53 to protect my organ function, as my scoliosis had not been caught and treated while I was young and my spine still supple. The recovery from this ...read more

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by Heather Rascon

Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine. Most often it is hereditary, but it can also occur spontaneously. It is three times more prevalent in girls than in boys. It is also much more aggressive in girls than in boys. Mo...read more

by Breanna

I don't have a child with Scoliosis, I do have scoliosis. I have juvinile scoliosis which means I was born with it. I had to wear a body brace starting at 5. It didn't hurt back then. The curve kept growing, I had two curv...read more