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Nov

2018

Scoliosis at 60 Years Old: Max's Treatment Story

Erika

Max Thompson was diagnosed with scoliosis when he was still in his teens, but he wasn’t offered any advice or treatment at the time. Here’s how he tells it: “I didn’t know what ‘scoiliosis’ meant – it was a strange word I’d never heard before – and no treatment was offered by the NHS. So I … Read more

Sep

2018

Professional Dancer from Los Angeles Avoids Scoliosis Surgery

Erika

Faye Warren, now aged 29, was just 8 years old when she was diagnosed with scoliosis. Following her diagnosis, she wore a brace between the ages of 10 and 16, and she suffered from daily pain as a result of her spinal curvature. Faye was unable to continue with gymnastics, but fought hard to continue … Read more

Mar

2018

Q&A with Louise Laurie (helpformyscoliosis.com)

Erika

After being diagnosed with scoliosis aged 14, Louise Laurie wanted to help others in a similar situation. This inspired the creation of her blog, helpformyscoliosis.com, which works to raise scoliosis awareness and inspire those living with it. Louise kindly agreed to answer a few questions from us at Scoliosis SOS – read on to find … Read more

Dec

2017

Scoliosis Treatment Case Study: Marianne from France

Erika

Here at Scoliosis SOS, we pride ourselves on treating patients from all over the world. Scoliosis affects approximately 4 out of every 100 people around the globe, so it’s perhaps no wonder that we’re constantly hearing from scoliosis sufferers in other countries, near and far, who want an effective alternative to surgery. One such patient was … Read more

Aug

2017

Scoliosis in Males

Erika

It’s a well-known fact that scoliosis is significantly more common in females than in males. It is not entirely clear why this should be the case, but the numbers are very clear: from age 10 onwards, female scoliosis sufferers outnumber male scoliotics 6 to 1. (Interestingly, it also appears that scoliosis is a lot more likely to … Read more