In a normal spine when viewed from behind, the spine would be straight up and down. When a person has scoliosis, this isn’t the case. With scoliosis there is a sideways curve in the person’s spine. This typically occurs during the growth spurt just before an adolescent reaches puberty. Dr. Tinley treats scoliosis at DFW […]
We often think of our spine as being pretty straight. After all, didn’t your mom always tell you to stand up straight? Reality is that our spines have a natural curve to them. But some people have excessive spinal curving. This is known as scoliosis. At DFW Center for Spinal Disorders, we help patients manage […]
There are certain diseases or disorders that seem to be from the “old days.” Children being crippled by polio. Rheumatic fever. Rickets. Although those conditions and diseases are still around, their incidence in the U.S. is so low that they could almost be thought of as wiped out. Some people think of scoliosis that way. […]
Many issues with the spine have names that most people have never heard, terms such as spondylolisthesis or stenosis. But just about everyone has heard or scoliosis, probably because the condition is often identified by middle school screening exams. Scoliosis is a lateral (sideways) curvature in the spine. If you’re looking at a healthy spine […]
