Bringing his expertise to the same, Dr Sunny Kamat, Consultant - Spine Orthopedic Surgery at Manipal Hospital in Goa, said, “Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most common structural form of ...

General exam. Most often, scoliosis happens for unknown reasons (idiopathic).Your doctor will ask about back pain and if it wakes your child up at night. They'll ask about pain medicine and if ...

Some kids develop “idiopathic” scoliosis, meaning doctors don’t know what caused it. This normally happens in the middle of their growth-spurt years, from ages 10 to 18. Doctors will ...

In the follow-up I was told that I had scoliosis, with two curves. I was told that there was a risk of the curves progressing, and that I should take steps to avoid such progression. She referred me ...

Bad posture cannot cause scoliosis. However, practicing and maintaining optimal posture can help reduce pain and slow the condition’s progression. Scoliosis refers to when a person has a ...

Results showed use of  a posterior dynamic distraction device led to better index correction, less blood loss and shorter ...

Most instances of scoliosis are classified as idiopathic – they emerge seemingly out of nowhere, with no underlying spine or neuromuscular causes. For these reasons, paediatric research centres ...

For some people, it also becomes a time of grappling with idiopathic adolescent scoliosis (IAS), a condition marked by an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine. It is the most common type of ...

less blood loss and shorter length of stay compared with vertebral body tethering for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The American Spine Registry released its inaugural annual report, which ...

Bringing his expertise to the same, Dr Sunny Kamat, Consultant - Spine Orthopedic Surgery at Manipal Hospital in Goa, said, “Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most common structural ...