THE parents of a teenager with scoliosis are pleading for help after his condition deteriorated so much he requires help to breathe. Mikey Henry Benson, from Co Mayo, suffers from a rare ...

The winners of the Young Journalist Ireland awards, run by NewsBrands Ireland, were announced at a ceremony in the Aviva Stadium, celebrating the outstanding work of secondary school students across ...

Treatment for scoliosis falls into three categories, she said. For most with a Cobb angle < 25 degrees — the largest group — observation is typically the best treatment and when the curve goes ...

Your scoliosis treatment will fall into one of three categories: Observation Nonsurgical options, such as a brace Surgery Patients with scoliosis are also often referred to a physiatrist ...

Scoliosis typically becomes apparent during ... worldwide and are often diagnosed in children. While there are many types of muscular dystrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most ...

Interviewer: For someone who maybe has not experienced this themselves, what is a scoliosis brace? What does it look like? How is it fitted? How do we wear it? Dr. Speirs: There are a lot of different ...

Several surgical procedures are available for scoliosis. The severity and location of the curvature, along with the patient’s age and pulmonary function, are factors that help determine which ...

Results: A higher incidence of double curve scoliosis was observed ... was first published in 1983, evaluates the deformity in the coronal plane, describes five types of thoracic curves, and ...

It led to the Scoliosis and Spina Bifida Action Plan, including both revenue and capital spending. It included “measurable activity targets” for a number of different treatment types.

The cast molding focuses on applying varying amounts and types of pressure to the spine to correct the scoliosis. When an infant is in a cast or brace for scoliosis, development continues as typical.