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							Waiting & Watching
							 
						
						
						
				Adolescents who have been diagnosed but not yet treated 
							
						
					
						Topics: 385
						Posts: 3,233
					
				 
				
					
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						New guy here with Kyphosis
					 
				
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							Bracing
							 
						
						
						
				Adolescents who are wearing a brace, or may be getting one 
							
						
					
						Topics: 627
						Posts: 4,941
					
				 
				
					
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						Customized Brace
					 
				
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							Surgery
							 
						
						
						
				Adolescents who have had, or may need surgery 
							
						
					
						Topics: 1,429
						Posts: 13,886
					
				 
				
					
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						Final Fusion Questions
					 
				
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							Dressing Your Curves
							 
						
						
						
				Tips about clothing choices for adolescents with scoliosis 
							
						
					
						Topics: 49
						Posts: 352
					
				 
				
					
				
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							Other
							 
						
						
						
				Adolescents trying something different, or with other things on their mind 
							
						
					
						Topics: 269
						Posts: 1,918
					
				 
				
					
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						What Changes After Spinal Fusion?
					 
				
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| Adult Patients (18+) | |||||||||
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							Non-Surgical
							 
						
						
						
				Traditional and alternative treatments not involving surgery 
							
						
					
						Topics: 1,241
						Posts: 16,193
					
				 
				
					
				
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							Surgical (First-time)
							 
						
						
						
				First-time surgery patients 
							
						
					
						Topics: 5,654
						Posts: 66,787
					
				 
				
					
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						Returning here after several years....
					 
				
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							Surgical (Revision)
							 
						
						
						
				Patients who have already had surgery and may require it again 
							
						
					
						Topics: 1,535
						Posts: 18,013
					
				 
				
					
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						Seizures after fusion?!?!
					 
				
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| Parents & Family Members | |||||||||
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							Idiopathic Scoliosis
							 
						
						
						
				Curvatures without a known cause 
							
						
					
						Topics: 1,175
						Posts: 17,248
					
				 
				
					
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						DD recently diagnosed -- any suggestions?
					 
				
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							Other Forms of Scoliosis
							 
						
						
						
				Congenital, neuromuscular, joint diseases and other known causes 
							
						
					
						Topics: 327
						Posts: 2,567
					
				 
				
					
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						Scoliosis & Vitamin B12 Deficiency
					 
				
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| Healthcare Professionals | |||||||||
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							Early Detection
							 
						
						
						
				School screening and other early detection programs 
							
						
					
						Topics: 15
						Posts: 386
					
				 
				
					
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						Possible causes in my case
					 
				
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							Non-Surgical Treatments
							 
						
						
						
				Other treatments not requiring surgery 
							
						
					
						Topics: 165
						Posts: 2,954
					
				 
				
					
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						Copes Method,Quackery?
					 
				
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							Surgical Treatments
							 
						
						
						
				Treatment methods that require a patient to undergo surgery 
							
						
					
						Topics: 108
						Posts: 800
					
				 
				
					
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						Hemivertibrae resection
					 
				
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| Miscellaneous | |||||||||
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							Physician/Hospital Feedback
							 
						
						
						
				Feedback on your experiences with physicians or hospitals 
							
						
					
						Topics: 439
						Posts: 2,206
					
				 
				
					
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						Dr Berven, San Francisco
					 
				
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							Insurance
							 
						
						
						
				All matters relating to insurance issues 
							
						
					
						Topics: 56
						Posts: 486
					
				 
				
					
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						Having a Lawyer Deal With Hospital Charges?
					 
				
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							Research
							 
						
						
						
				Further efforts in the field of scoliosis research 
							
						
					
						Topics: 444
						Posts: 7,087
					
				 
				
					
				
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							Diagnostic Procedures
							 
						
						
						
				Methods for diagnosing scoliosis 
							
						
					
						Topics: 36
						Posts: 287
					
				 
				
					
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						? MRI...are they allowed after fusion?
					 
				
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