I wrote about kyphosis and lordosis of the lower back, and I received many inquiries about scoliosis. Scoliosis is also an abnormal curvature of the spine. With scoliosis, the spine curves sideways.

A surgical procedure that straightens individual vertebrae, not just the spine, shows promise for being more effective at straightening the spine of people suffering from scoliosis. Called ...

Doctors who examined her reported that she is stable and conscious, with no immediate signs of distress. However, further ...

Degenerative scoliosis is an abnormal spinal curve caused by the deterioration of spinal disks and connective tissue. Medications, physical therapy, and surgery can help relieve symptoms. You’re not ...

Kyphoscoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine in both the lateral — scoliosis — and forward — kyphosis — directions. It results in a complex three-dimensional shape, leading to a noticeable ...

Read at the Fourth Annual Meeting of the American Orthopædic Association, Philadelphia, Pa., September 17, 1890.