Questions and Answers About Scoliosis In Children and Adolescents
... What is scoliosis? Scoliosis is a musculoskeletal disorder in which there is a sideways curvature of the spine, or backbone. The bones that make up the spine are called vertebrae. Some people who have...

What You Need to Know About Scoliosis
... What is scoliosis? Scoliosis is a lateral (toward the side) curvature in the normally straight vertical line of the spine. The normal spine curves gently backward (kyphosis) in the upper back and gent...

Dance, Andrea, Dance
... When scoliosis threatened Andrea Cinkovic’s hopes of ever dancing again, her mother turned to the Internet and found pediatric spine surgeon Thomas Kuivila, M.D., at the Cleveland Clinic Children’s H...

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder Information Page
... Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorder (CMT) is an inherited neurological disease characterized by a slowly progressive degeneration of the muscles in the foot, lower leg, hand, and forearm, and a mild loss of ...

Questions and Answers about Scoliosis in Children and Adolescents
... This booklet defines scoliosis and provides information about how it is diagnosed and treated in children and adolescents. You may be interested in contacting one or more of the organizations referenc...