scoliosis treatment usa Archives

Jan

2020

Florida Day 2020: Meet Our Floridian Scoliosis Patients!

Erika

National Florida Day is celebrated annually on the 25th of January in recognition of Florida, the 27th state to join the USA. ‘The Sunshine State’ is home to the oldest established city in the United States, St. Augustine, which was the first city founded by Spanish explorers in 1565. East and West Florida became the … Read more

Sep

2019

FDA Approves New Device for Paediatric Scoliosis Treatment

Erika

The USA’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that it had approved its very first spinal tethering device for correcting idiopathic scoliosis in children and adolescents. The Tether™ vertebral body tethering system is designed to help correct spinal curvatures in young patients whose bones have yet to fully mature. Made up of titanium anchors, … Read more

Jan

2019

A Military Man from Florida – Frankie's Scoliosis Story

Erika

23-year-old Frankie from Florida came all the way to the UK to complete a 4-week treatment course at the Scoliosis SOS Clinic. This is his scoliosis story… Frankie’s father (who actually has scoliosis himself, albeit a far milder case) noticed Frankie’s scoliosis when he was 13 years old. Frankie had a slightly unusual gait and … 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

2017

Q&A with Curvy Girls Founder Leah Stoltz

Erika

Curvy Girls is an international support group for young girls with scoliosis. Leah Stoltz from New York started the group after sitting in on a meeting of adult scoliosis sufferers and deciding that there ought to be a similar support network exclusively for under-18s. Leah very kindly agreed to answer some questions from the Scoliosis … Read more