Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nighttime bracing with self-mediated physical activity may be an effective treatment for adolescent idiopathic ...

Braces are a nonsurgical treatment option to manage scoliosis. Though scoliosis braces typically treat spine curvature in younger people, adults can also wear them. Depending on factors, such as a ...

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 ...

A cautious approach to releasing adolescents from braces to correct scoliosis didn't help keep the back straight better than going cold turkey once the brace had done its job, a randomized trial ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients treated with casting for early onset scoliosis experienced declines in health-related quality of life ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 10-year-old daughter was just diagnosed with scoliosis. The curve is 19 degrees, and I have read that it could worsen with time. Will she need to wear a brace? Or is surgery ...