New Stapling Treatment May Help Reverse Scoliosis (Newswise)

Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian is one of only a few hospitals in the country to offer spinal stapling, a new treatment alternative for young people with scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine that is painful and can restrict breathing. The Center for Early Onset Scoliosis, led by Dr Michael Vitale, sees about 400 patients per year under the age of 5 with the ...

New treatment for scoliosis in children (UPI)

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A New York City hospital is offering spinal stapling, a new treatment alternative for scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine, hospital officials say.

New Stapling Treatment May Help Reverse Scoliosis (abnormal Curvature Of The Spine) (Medical News Today)

Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian is one of only a few hospitals in the country to offer spinal stapling, a new treatment alternative for young people with scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine that is painful and can restrict breathing.

New Surgery Shows Promise in Treatment of Scoliosis (Newswise)

Spinal scoliosis is a fairly common condition among children and adults. For some, the condition can progress to create severe pain and balance issues which require surgery. Surgeons at the U-M are experimenting with a new minimal access spinal surgery that may revolutionize this surgical repair.

Children's health gets graded (Pensacola News Journal)

Escambia County parents will starting receiving their child's health report card today.

Student obesity bulges (Pensacola News Journal)

A study of 11,000 Escambia County students found 16 percent are at risk for being overweight and 20 percent are overweight.

3D X-ray Orthopedic Imaging System EOS Better Image Quality That CR (Medical News Today)

Biospace med announced today that data from a clinical study of its FDA-cleared 'EOS' 3D x-ray orthopedic imaging system conducted by a Montreal-based hospital-"EOS: A New Breed of X-Ray Imager Using Low-Dose Slot-Scanning to Achieve High-Quality Images"-showed that the EOS ultra-low-dose orthopedic

Teenage gymnast has pioneering surgery to cure twisted spine (Daily Telegraph)

A teenage gymnast is setting her sights on international glory after pioneering surgery to cure her twisted spine.

Story Ideas for the Holidays and Winter Months (Newswise)

Reporters, producers and editors, here is our holiday gift to you: Story ideas that relate to the holidays, and some evergreen ideas that can help you fill the newspaper or broadcast during the slow-news month ahead.

Wockhardt Hos doctors perform deformity correction thru Vertebral Column Manipulation (VCM) (New Kerala)

Hyderabad, Nov 17 : Doctors at the Wockhardt Hospitals here performed a deformity correction through Vertebral Column Manipulation (VCM) technique on a 14-year-old girl suffering from Scoliosis.

3D X-ray Orthopedic Imaging System EOS Better Image Quality That CR

Main Category: MRI / PET / Ultrasound Also Included In: Bones / Orthopaedics Article Date: 02 Dec 2008 - 6:00 PST Biospace med announced today that data from a clinical study of its FDA-cleared 'EOS' 3D x-ray ...

New Stapling Treatment May Help Reverse Scoliosis

Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian is one of only a few hospitals in the country to offer spinal stapling, a new treatment alternative for young people with scoliosis, an abnormal ...

New Surgical Approach Shows Promise In Scoliosis Treatment

The pain continued after her son was born, forcing her to limit how much time she played with him and picked him up.

Adolescent scoliosis: Early detection is important

Published Dec. 1, 2008 at 4:22 p.m. Tags: scoliosis , spinal dynamics of wisconsin , back screeings Baby boomers and Generation Xers may recall the days of being screened for scoliosis in elementary or middle ...

New treatment for scoliosis in children

A New York City hospital is offering spinal stapling, a new treatment alternative for scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine, hospital officials say.

Study demonstrates Biospace med's 3D x-ray orthopedic imaging system, ...

Biospace med announced today that data from a clinical study of its FDA-cleared 'EOS' 3D x-ray orthopedic imaging system conducted by a Montreal-based hospital - "EOS: A New Breed of X-Ray Imager Using Low-Dose ...

Study demonstrates Biospace med's 3D x-ray orthopedic imaging...

ATLANTA December 1, 2008 -- EOS is designed to capture head-to-toe images of patients in a standing, weight-bearing position while reducing up to 90% of the radiation dose compared to a conventional x-ray and ...

New Surgery Shows Promise in Treatment of Scoliosis

Spinal scoliosis is a fairly common condition among children and adults. For some, the condition can progress to create severe pain and balance issues which require surgery.

Media Advisory - Wish comes true for 14 year old Calgary boy

Since its inception, Children's Wish has granted more than 14,000 wishes for children and their families and fulfills approximately 900 wishes annually - each being an individual adventure, carefully structured ...

Grace and grit en pointe

"I wanted them to know this is a very special person who wants to dance again." Becky Akpan, Cassandra's mother, speaking of the pictures she taped up in the operating room before her daughter's surgery ...