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Jun

2026

Scoliosis Awareness Month: Understanding the Condition and Supporting Better Outcomes

Samantha Green

International Scoliosis Awareness Day is held annually on the last Saturday of June (so this year, that will be June 27th), serving as the highlight of Scoliosis Awareness Month, which is always held in June. Scoliosis Awareness Month strives to address the growing need for public education and awareness around scoliosis, considering its often-under-looked prevalence … Read more

May

2026

How does Scoliosis impact young people in sports?

Anna Arnold

Scoliosis affects around 2-3% of adolescents and can have various affects on their quality of life. For many young people that have been diagnosed with scoliosis, there are a lot of questions and concerns regarding their ability to participate in sports. How does scoliosis affect the body? Scoliosis can affect everyone differently, in some instances … Read more

May

2026

Surgical Intervention for Scoliosis

Annie Simmonds-Miller

Support before and after your surgery At Scoliosis SOS, we know that choosing to have surgery for scoliosis can be a big decision – often one that comes after a lot of discussion with specialists, family, and friends. Whether you’re preparing for spinal fusion, or you have had surgery in the past and want to … Read more

Jun

2019

Q&A with Abimbola Oladapo, Co-Founder of Beyond a Curved Spine

Erika

Beyond a Curved Spine is a Nigeria-based nonprofit whose goals are to raise scoliosis awareness and provide support for people with scoliosis (‘Scoliwarriors’, to borrow their term). BACS co-founder Abimbola Oladapo very kindly agreed to answer some questions from the Scoliosis SOS team and tell us a little bit more about her own scoliosis story, … Read more

Oct

2018

Q&A with Rachel Mulvaney, VP of Curvy Girls Scoliosis

Erika

Rachel Mulvaney is the Vice President of Curvy Girls, an international support group for girls with scoliosis. You might remember that we interviewed the group’s founder, Leah Stoltz, on the Scoliosis SOS blog last year – this time around, we have a Q&A with Rachel, whose scoliosis story is rather different from Leah’s but no … Read more