Growing up can be difficult. The transition of children physically growing into adults is inherently awkward and innately disconcerting—and that’s if everything goes relatively smoothly. Unfortunately, puberty can highlight health problems that are unique to those who are growing, like scoliosis. Scoliosis is the lateral curvature of the spine that can happen during a young […]
Back problems can be debilitating, which is why it’s so important to address potential back issues as early as possible. Take scoliosis, for example. Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine that often begins during puberty when children have their growth spurts. When treated early, scoliosis can be mitigated or rendered a nonfactor. The […]
Millions of adolescents have idiopathic scoliosis. This condition, in which the spine curves more than normal, often happens during growth spurts. Severe spine curvature usually requires surgery to correct, but that can be mitigated—or avoided entirely—with braces. Scoliosis bracing for children has been used for hundreds of years in Farmingdale, NY and elsewhere. Read on […]