About 3 million scoliosis cases are diagnosed in the United States every year, generally in children ages 10 to 12, according ...

Medically reviewed by Cara Beth Lee, MD When you hear the word "deformity," you may think of hidden-away characters in movies ...

For many children with scoliosis, bracing is a crucial intervention that can avert the progression of spinal deformities. Pediatric orthopedic surgeon Joshua Speirs, MD, outlines how braces are ...

They may be present from birth (congenital) or develop as a child ages. Below are some of the common structural pediatric musculoskeletal disorders. Scoliosis typically becomes apparent during ...

When Michael Kelly, director of scoliosis and spinal deformities at Rady Children's Hospital, is asked to explain how this spine-twisting disease affects adolescents differently from adults ...