by Sanja Schreiber, Emily Somers, The Conversation Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCael was a typical 15-year-old—until the discovery of an already advanced abnormal curvature of his spine. “I felt like the Hunchback of Notre Dame,” Cael told CBC News, recalling the emotionally draining and gruesome two-year wait for spinal surgery during which his curve progressed to a whopping...
By Yolanda Smith, B.Pharm.Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Scoliosis is characterized by a curved spine in the shape of an “s” or a “c”, which can affect the posture and movements of people affected by the condition. Most patients do not experience significant back pain upon initial presentation but notice visual signs of asymmetry in...
by University of Michigan Credit: CC0 Public Domain A Michigan Medicine study found that preadolescent children with severe neuromuscular scoliosis who are treated with growth-friendly surgery prior to spinal fusion have more complications and unplanned subsequent surgeries than those who only have the spinal fusion. Early-onset scoliosis is a potentially deadly curve in the spine that...
