Most children diagnosed with scoliosis will never need surgery. But for some, it is the right path forward. Here is how spine surgeons think about the decision — and what parents should know.
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Adult Scoliosis
Symptoms, Causes & When Surgery Is the Right Choice Many people associate scoliosis with teenagers — the awkward school screening, the doctor with the scoliometer, the worried parent. But scoliosis doesn’t always stay in adolescence. For millions of adults, it either persists from childhood or develops for the first time after age 40. And unlikeContinue reading “Adult Scoliosis”
