scoliosis surgery Archives

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

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

Jan

2026

Can a Scoliosis Clinic Help Avoid Surgery?

Chrissy Pilcher

Understanding Non-Surgical Treatments Spinal fusion surgery may be recommended by a spinal consultant or scoliosis specialist, as a treatment option for people with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS). This decision will be based upon curve severity and stage of growth, which are used to calculate the risk of progression. How is curve severity determined? Curve severity … Read more

Feb

2020

Spinal Osteotomy – Everything You Need to Know

Erika

What is a spinal osteotomy? A spinal osteotomy is a surgical procedure used to correct deformities in the spine. Here, bone is removed from the back of the vertebral arch to correct long, gradual curves of kyphosis like those produced by Scheuermann’s kyphosis or ankylosing spondylitis. The majority of procedures that treat spinal deformities are … Read more

Nov

2019

Scoliosis on TV: Save My Child Follows a Teenage Girl's VBT Journey

Erika

Earlier this week, Channel 4 aired a documentary called Save My Child. It focused on two young people with lifelong health conditions and their families’ efforts to raise the funds for private treatment. One of the children featured was Mia, a 15-year-old girl with scoliosis. Here’s a clip from the programme: Mia’s curved spine, along … Read more