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Scoliosis Treatment for Teenagers Part 3

Part three of a series on scoliosis treatment for teenagers addresses some common fears that teenagers have regarding treatment. Why Are Teenagers Afraid of Scoliosis? Why are teenagers afraid of scoliosis? Even without the shadow of bullying in our schools, being a teenager isn’t easy.  Quite a few teenagers feel out of place as they […]

Scoliosis Treatment for Teenagers Part 2

Part two of a series on scoliosis treatment for teenagers explores an often neglected treatment option for scoliosis: exercise and physical therapy. Exercise and Scoliosis Does exercise help with scoliosis?  Yes and no.  Exercises to help with scoliosis have not been proven to improve scoliosis.  This caused exercise as a treatment option for scoliosis to […]

Scoliosis Treatment for Teenagers Part 1

Part one of a series on scoliosis treatment for teenagers focuses on what options teenage patients may have once they have been diagnosed. What Are the Treatment Options for Scoliosis? What are the treatment options for scoliosis?  There are three main options available.  The easiest and less intrusive treatment option is observation.  In some cases scoliosis […]