The answer: “Not Always”. Yesterday we helped a young lady from western NC who had Harrington Rod fusion done years ago for idiopathic scoliosis. She developed back pain and flat back syndrome, and had a surgeon in Tennessee  try to...

Yesterday I received a very nice hand-written note from Jane, who I had helped with a complex scoliosis correction surgery a year ago. Her reconstruction went from T3 down to the iliac wing, with a multi-level lumbar laminectomy. I was...

The short answer is “yes.” In some cases, such as the adolescent with R thoracic curve correction with pedicle screw instrumentation, kids and young adults can go back to very active sporting activities very rapidly, often within first 2-4 weeks....

Last week we saw Olivia, a delightful 5 yo young girl for follow-up for her scoliosis. She was sent to us 4 months ago with a scoliometer reading of over 7 degrees. Her X-Rays in our office, measured very accurately...

2 days ago, I helped the wife of a former NC plastic surgeon who suffered with severe back and leg pain.  She had a previous laminectomy at L45 that gave her only limited and temporary relief, but now her pain...