Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 72-year-old woman, and I have developed painful burning and tingling in my feet over the past several months, to the point that I cannot sleep many nights. Unfortunately, I ...

People who need complex spine surgery have a new option for state-of-the-art, comprehensive spine care. The Complex Spine & ...

Three million new cases of scoliosis are diagnosed each year. Many people can function without surgery but for those who need it, fusion surgery can limit mobility in the spine. Now, there’s a new ...

Washington, DC - Recent advances in surgery for severe scoliosis have improved the correction rates from 55% in the past to around 80% to 85% in many cases, says Dr Daniel Sucato (Texas Scottish Rite ...

CARY, N.C. (WTVD) -- In recognition of Scoliosis Awareness Month, a Wake County teenager is turning her experience with the spinal condition into a mission to educate others. 17-year-old Lauren Herb ...

Scoliosis is an abnormal, sideways curvature of the spine. In scoliosis, the vertebrae curve to one side and rotate or twist. This can make it appear as if you are leaning to one side. The curve of ...

High school freshman Lily, 14, is 13 months post-scoliosis surgery and wants to help other kids know it’s OK to be scared, but you will get better. “It’s a lot to handle, but at some point, you’re ...

“His whole childhood was spent waiting for things to get better,” Gillian Morrison said after her son Harvey’s death Harvey Morrison was born with severe scoliosis and needed a spinal surgery that was ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 72-year-old woman, and I have developed painful burning and tingling in my feet over the past several months, to the point that I cannot sleep many nights. Unfortunately, I ...