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10 '17
TAMPA, Fla. – Monday is World Spine Day, and the director of the Children’s Scoliosis Center at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa is using this opportunity to inform more people about spinal disorders and emphasize the need for early treatment. Millions of people around the world suffer with spinal disorders, many of which often go…
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09 '17
TAMPA, Fla. – With school sports beginning, doctors from the Children’s Scoliosis Center in Tampa are advising parents and coaches to understand the health risks associated with certain activities, and the best practices for preventing back injuries. The act of playing sports is not the major concern for experts in the field, but rather the…
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08 '17
At the beginning of each school year concerns of the use of school backpacks arises. How much to put in them, how to wear them and which one is best. The answers may shock a majority of parents. Years ago, I performed a research project to help answer these questions and to date it is…
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06 '17
TAMPA, Fla. – June is National Scoliosis Awareness Month and Tampa resident Melissa Gonzalez, 19, is doing her best to share her story to try to inspire others with the debilitating disease. After struggling with the physical disorder and the emotional duress her scoliosis created for more than six years, Gonzalez underwent spinal surgery in…