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There is controversy over the use of braces to correct excessive curvature of the spine (scoliosis) in teenagers because research has failed to prove that they work. “Bracing is regarded...
Scoliosis-What Is It?
Article Courtesy of The Healthy Back Institute.
Scoliosis is a lateral.... When a person with scoliosis is viewed from the front or back, the spine appears to be curved to either side... 
We have been providing scoliosis treatment in San Francisco for almost 20 years now, for both children and adults. There are two basic kinds of scoliosis, Aquired and Idiopathic (of unknown origin...
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The TLSO brace is often used in the treatment of scoliosis and in the weeks or months... forward) and sideways bending. Some scoliosis treatments require the patient to wear the brace 24/7... 
I have cared for many kids who have to either wear braces or have surgery for scoliosis... on and also to an inability to stand erect. Wearing a brace can be uncomfortable and also impair normal physical activity...
About 10 years ago, I was diagnosed to have a mild scoliosis and was brought to a physical therapist a couple of times. Before, I thought that Scoliosis is for older people...
Scoliosis is a painful debilitating condition of the spine that affects more than 20 million people in the United States. Treatment of scoliosis of the spine ranges from observation, to physical...
I came across on Spine-health.com about Scoliosis Awareness Month :
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estimated 6 million people in the United States have some form of scoliosis ,
and it affects people of all races, ages and socio-economic classes...
I found out I had Scoliosis when I was nineteen. I was in college and starting having back pain... learned that I had Scoliosis. I was always checked for it when I was in school... 
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