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06 '21
TAMPA, Fla. – As June is recognized as National Scoliosis Awareness Month, Dr. David Siambanes with Scoliosis Care in Tampa is recommending for parents to be on the lookout for the common scoliosis symptoms, which are indicative of idiopathic scoliosis. According to Siambanes, idiopathic scoliosis is a spinal deformity that causes a curvature of the…
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03 '21
Parents often ask about the advantages of waiting to perform corrective surgery for severe scoliosis in teenagers. Actually, there is no advantage of postponing surgery as an adolescent. Any remaining growth would not result in greater height, but may actually increase the severity of the scoliosis curve. Additionally at about 12-15 years old peak growth…