The Greek word skolios means curved or crooked, making it an apt choice to describe the medical condition known as scoliosis. This disease causes the spine to curve sideways, often in an S or C shape.

A Michigan jury has sided with a 17-year-old patient after her surgeon botched a corrective spinal surgery eight years ago and left her partially paralyzed. Faith DeGrand, of Wyandotte, underwent the ...

Ms Ellis plans to add flowers to the design and she hopes the visual representation will "stop the bullying" A fitness instructor who has scoliosis hopes a back tattoo of the metalwork she had ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 72-year-old woman, and I have developed painful burning and tingling in my feet over the past several months, to the point that I cannot sleep many nights. Unfortunately, I ...

FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The leading-edge practitioners of the newly established National Scoliosis Center are pleased to announce that they are now treating patients in a new, one-of-a-kind, ...

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People living with scoliosis in Washington State now have access to world-class, non-surgical treatment options with the Grand Opening of ScoliCare Seattle. This new clinic delivers a patient-centered ...

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Princess Eugenie, the eldest daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson has revealed that she underwent an 8-hour intense surgery when she was 12 years of age. She was operated upon to repair a ...

A fitness instructor who has scoliosis hopes a back tattoo of the metalwork she had inserted into her spine will "stop the bullying" she endures. Laura Ellis, 37, who lives in Cirencester, ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 72-year-old woman, and I have developed painful burning and tingling in my feet over the past several months, to the point that I cannot sleep many nights. Unfortunately, I ...