Scoliosis has severely contorted the spine of Dallas teenager Logan McGill, and she's forced to wear a body brace 20 hours a day for two years. But she's learned to maximize the four hours a day ...

That is what wearing a scoliosis brace feels like. Scoliosis is the abnormal curving of the spine. It not only affects your spine, but it also puts a physical strain on your body.

For her 12th birthday in February, Marissa Levy of Oceanside, N.Y., received an unusual gift: a test that told her spine doctor she could give up her body brace.

Some six million people in the U.S. suffer from scoliosis, a sideways curvature of the spine. These include approximately 2 to 3% of adolescents who are diagnosed each year with idiopathic ...

At age 12, Mikayla Cunney loves to play tennis and run races. But for 16 hours a day she is restricted by a tightfitting, upper-body brace she must wear to prevent a worsening of the scoliosis ...

A treatment method using physical therapy is helping local scoliosis patients avoid surgery and reduce the need to wear a brace. The Schroth Method is still rare in the United States, and only a ...

A review of published research has concluded that the use of braces to correct excessive curvature of the spine, or scoliosis, in adolescents is still an area of controversy.

Bean bags, though, conform to your body, so you can sit without the experience being a pain in the butt (literally). What to wear: Tight, moisture-wicking clothing. Riley works with a lot of teenage ...

Many children diagnosed with scoliosis will need corrective braces and frequent X-rays. ... For 22 hours a day, 8-year-old Ellie Garman wears a custom body brace.

Imagine, the faster you grow, the faster your spine curves. That's what happens when you're a child with scoliosis. It can be painful and debilitating. Now there's a new experimental procedure to ...

Large studies reveal that braces, when used properly, successfully stop curve progression in about 80% of children with scoliosis. To work effectively, the brace may need to be worn 16 to 23 hours ...