The James Dyson Foundation has announced the U.S. winner of this year’s James Dyson Award: a customizable scoliosis brace that can accommodate patient growth for up to three years. The “Airy,” ...

DENVER (CBS4)- A doctor at the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, RMHC, has spent a week learning what life is like for his young patients who must wear a back brace. Dr. Jaren Riley, a pediatric ...

Doctors regularly achieve miraculous feats, from removing brain tumors to fixing the curve in a teenager’s spine. Yet there’s only so much they can do to understand the illness you’re facing—and that ...

A cautious approach to releasing adolescents from braces to correct scoliosis didn't help keep the back straight better than going cold turkey once the brace had done its job, a randomized trial ...

Scoliosis (curvature of the spine) affects three or four per thousand children and as many as seven out of ten older adults. While there is still controversy about the efficacy of back braces for ...

For many children with scoliosis, bracing is a crucial intervention that can avert the progression of spinal deformities. Pediatric orthopedic surgeon Joshua Speirs, MD, outlines how braces are ...

DENVER, Colo. (KFSN) -- Imagine, the faster you grow, the faster your spine curves. That's what happens when you're a child with scoliosis. It can be painful and debilitating. Now there's a new ...

Imagine feeling restricted, all day and all night, and not being able bend down. That is what wearing a scoliosis brace feels like. Scoliosis is the abnormal curving of the spine. It not only affects ...

New technologies to straighten crooked spines while letting them grow may one day help children bypass those hated back braces. Scoliosis specialists are trying staples to force a curving spine to ...

A new type of lightweight 3D-printed back brace capable of sensing how effectively it fits patients could lead to improved treatment for scoliosis, its developers say. Scoliosis, a common form of ...

When you’re parenting a young child or adolescent, some amount of growing pains in their ever-changing body is, of course, normal. But it’s important not to write off all your child’s aches and pains ...

Braces aren't just for straightening teeth. If you're recovering from an injury or spinal surgery, dealing with chronic back pain, or in need of extra support while lifting heavy objects at the gym or ...