So the way they decide if you need surgery is if it's over a certain degree. It's measured in an angle, called the ‘cobb’s’ ...

Scoliosis, a condition where the spine curves sideways ... involves permanently joining the affected vertebrae using rods, screws, and bone grafts. This approach helps alleviate pain and improve ...

About 3 million scoliosis cases are diagnosed in the ... which often involves straightening the spine using steel rods and comes with risks including blood loss, inflammation and nerve injury.

Scoliosis is a curvature in the spine. Most cases of scoliosis develop just before you reach puberty. In those cases, the cause is not known. However, certain diseases like cerebral palsy or ...

The aim of this study was to detect muscle imbalance on both sides of the backbone, and with muscle strength training, to correct this imbalance and, as a final result, to eliminate scoliosis of the ...

“For adults, spine surgery is mostly about ... aid of bone grafts and implants such as rods and screws. “We’ve become exceptional at correcting scoliosis using fusion technology, but it's ...

Scoliosis is a rare musculoskeletal disorder ... which involves very technical surgery to cement two titanium rods on either side of the spine to support it. A further three surgeries fused ...