Setting Scoliosis Straight

Patient Story: Bryce Purty

sssf — Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:00:30 +0000

At just 12 years old, I discovered that I had idiopathic scoliosis. Quickly being reassured by my pediatrician, I left the children’s hospital not worrying about this. Apparently, a lot of people had scoliosis and are completely fine, so nothing was going to happen to me, right?

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Patient Story: Jiya Jagani

sssf — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 08:00:47 +0000

When I was 10, I went for what I thought would be a regular checkup at my doctor’s office. Everything seemed routine—until my primary care provider asked me to bend over so she could check my back. What happened next was different: she paused, stepped out, and returned with a scoliometer, an instrument I hadn’t seen before. I remember feeling a little anxious as she measured my back. Then came the X-rays.

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Patient Story: Emma Solsona

sssf — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 08:00:48 +0000

Being diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis when you’re 12 years old is a whirlwind. At this age, I was so overwhelmed with all the changes my body was undergoing already, and now scoliosis was added to the list. The multiple appointments quickly changed to X-rays every 3 months, which ended up showing a curve of about 26 degrees.

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Patient Story: Ryan Garcia

sssf — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 08:00:38 +0000

As my 10 year annual check up began to creep up on me I was bombarded by thoughts of what kind of shot I was going to get. I had a fear of any kind of shots. Am I just getting a finger prick? What if I was due for a painful vaccine injection? Looking back now, I realize this should’ve been the least of my worries.

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Patient Story: Chaheti Mathur

sssf — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 08:00:58 +0000

Hi, My name is Chaheti Mathur, and I am a high schooler from California. Since I was 7 years old, I have been a singer and vocalist. I was diagnosed with idiopathic lumbar scoliosis at age 11 in a school physical exam, but my spine was only curved one degree over the cutoff for being non-scoliotic, so I was not given any treatment.

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Patient Story: Diya Baldawa

sssf — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 08:00:53 +0000

I was just four years old when my general physician diagnosed me with idiopathic scoliosis. At the time, neither my parents nor I knew what it was. All we knew was that we needed to attend follow-up appointments every six months to monitor the curve before it became too severe.

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Patient Story: Karissa Tandy

sssf — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 08:00:07 +0000

At the University of Michigan hospital, a ten-year-old me had her world turned upside down when I was diagnosed with scoliosis. I love baton twirling more than anything else. My afternoons were spent practicing in my backyard, imagining myself twirling in front of cheering fans at football games.

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Patient Story: Kenza Redaia

sssf — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 08:00:22 +0000

In 2016, when I first discovered scoliosis, it was December 26th in Tunisia. I didn't know what scoliosis was. There was no information available, and even the doctor didn't provide much explanation. He simply said that I had curves measuring 40 and 37 degrees and that I needed surgery,

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Patient Story: Reese Sibley

sssf — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 08:00:14 +0000

As a 13-year old girl my scoliosis journey was not easy. Instead, it was extremely difficult, both physically and emotionally. Sixteen hours or more of bracing every day impacted every aspect of my life including my relationships with friends, participation in sports, focusing in school, and eating and sleeping.

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Patient Story: Riley Sullivan

sssf — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 08:00:05 +0000

In the first year of my life, I was diagnosed with a rare bone dysplasia which manifested itself in my spine. Later identified as Kyphoscoliosis Kozlowski type, I had a severe curve both in the lumbar and thoracic region of my spine creating an “S” shaped spine. The prognosis was uncertain and after much research,

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