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When the Spine Curves: Treatments for Scoliosis

The Treatment of Scoliosis

Forms of Treatment
How is scoliosis treated?

Observation
How watching a curve
for progression can help.

Alternatives to Bracing
Is there any treatment
other than bracing?

Untreated Scoliosis Patients
What can people who were
untreated during adolescence
do to ease back pain?

Estimating Progression
What contributes to the
worsening of scoliotic curves?

Bracing
How are braces made?

Surgery
Using metal rods to
straighten the spine.

The Experience of an
Adolescent with Scoliosis
See the experience of one adolescent who was diagnosed with scoliosis in 1990.

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