From time to time, NSF receives inquiries about a condition called flat back syndrome. To find out more about it, Nancy Schommer recently interviewed Michael LaGrone, ...

Every year, the National Scoliosis Foundation receives queries about rib thoracoplasty, a surgical technique sometimes used to help patients with scoliosis who also suffer from a ...

Because the National Scoliosis Foundation receives constant inquiries from individuals asking whether pain is a symptom of idiopathic scoliosis, we interviewed Dr. Robert Winter, internationally know for work ...

On January 5, 1990, at our request Ann Landers reprinted a 1983 letter from NSF's Vice President, Kenneth Love. As a result of that letter appearing ...

Many adults with scoliosis, including those with prior corrective surgery, are curious about the risks and benefits of exercises and sports participation. In our experiences, most ...

Adolescents with scoliosis and their families have questions concerning exercise. These questions are usually about two general areas:

1. Can exercise correct or stop the progression ...

The word "chiropractic" is a compilation of two Greek words which are interpreted to mean "efficient hands". In 1898 David Daniel Palmer, the originator of chiropractic, ...

Throughout history man has tried to straighten out that which nature has bent, twisted, or curved. Hippocrates not only gave a name to scoliosis but he ...

Every year, the National Scoliosis Foundation receives letters and telephone calls from parents of young people who have been told they have a "mild" curvature of ...