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The Nighttime Perfect Storm Hypothesis
Jan 10, 2023
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Is Sleep Position the Missing Link? The Nighttime Perfect Storm Hypothesis By Dr. Jarrett Grunstein, Chiropractic Physician NOTE: The following hypothetical model was presented at the 2022 SOSORT (The International Society on Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment) conference in San Sebastián, Spain in May, 2022 by Dr. Jarrett Grunstein and was co-authored by the world-renowned scoliosis researcher, Dr. Theodoros Grivas, MD, PhD. Spinal...
Genetics of Scoliosis: What We Know So Far
Jan 03, 2023
If you’re like most scoliosis patients, the idea of genetic factors playing a part in your scoliosis diagnosis is unsettling to say the least. The idea of a genetic predisposition for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), much like other disorders such as muscular dystrophy and heart disease, can be a scary prospect. But the good news is that genetics only play a role in determining if...
Advantages of Fusionless Scoliosis Tethering Procedures
Dec 29, 2022
Non-fusion surgical treatment or scoliosis tethering (otherwise known as vertebral body tethering or VBT) is a less invasive surgical procedure that has been used for the past 15 years by a select number of Orthopedic surgeons. While still a highly invasive surgical procedure, as all spinal surgeries are, it does offer some significant advantages over the more widely used spinal fusion for scoliosis procedures. For...