Episode 45: Adolescent Severe Scoliosis Curve Reduction: Kaley's Story

When it comes to the traditional treatment of mild scoliosis, curves under 25 degrees, the most common prescription is nothing. Patients are advised to just watch and wait for what happens next. And the reason is that there’s really no effective treatment for managing small scoliosis. What is done to reduce scoliosis is very invasive and risky, so normally, they have to let a curve worsen before they're willing to put a patient through that risk, meaning spinal fusion.

That is exactly what happened to Kaley. In a routine physical checkup done for a tennis match back in January, the doctors diagnosed her with mild scoliosis and were told that it was really nothing too concerning and that they will just have to watch and wait.

But things drastically changed. Her scoliosis went from mild to severe within two months.

She was given 3 options:

1. Watch and wait for things to progress
2. Use Boston brace
3. Surgery

With her scoliosis worsening, will Kaley need to undergo surgery in order for her to enjoy playing tennis again?

Her parents were desperate to find a solution without having to result to surgery, even considering using a Boston brace, often described as a barbaric attempt to stop scoliosis from progressing but never really does anything to reverse it.

Listen to Dr. Tony Nalda’s podcast and find out how with his help, Kaley was able to reduce her curve from 49 degrees to 40 in just four days.

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