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Podcast
From Severe Scoliosis Curve Back to the Sport He Loves: Grady's Story
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Podcasts/2025/03/Grady-Scoliosis-StoryLearn about an athlete's recovery from spinal fusion surgery.
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News
Raising Awareness of Scoliosis After Childhood Spinal Cord Injury
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2025/09/Raising-Awareness-of-Scoliosis-After-Childhood-Spinal-Cord-InjuryDuring Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, Shriners Children’s highlights scoliosis as a common condition after spinal injury.
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News
Shriners Children’s Inspires Young Women to Pursue Careers in Orthopedic Surgery with The Perry Initiative
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/01/Perry-InitiativeFemale orthopedic surgeons and residents from Shriners Children’s Northern California led a hands-on workshop for aspiring teenage girls with an interest in medicine and engineering.
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Treatment
Spine Surgery
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Pediatric-Care/Spine-SurgeryAt Shriners Children's, we explore all non-surgical options for your child's spine before considering surgery. If surgery is recommended, your child will be in the hands of our world renowned pediatric orthopedic surgeons.
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Service
Intraoperative Neuromonitoring
Shriners Children's uses neuromonitoring during spinal surgery. This lets our surgeons monitor the nerves and muscles in the lower part of your child’s body during surgery. This helps the spinal surgeons avoid the risk of damage to your child’s nerves.
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Patient Story
Thalia: Free to Be Me!
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/11/Thalia-Free-to-be-meLiving in Haiti, Thalia wore a brace to address her scoliosis curve but it wasn’t enough. By the time she was 13 years old, she had to stop taking dance class and would become exhausted just playing with her friends.
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Specialty
Wound Care and Skin Disorders
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Pediatric-Care/Wound-Care-and-Skin-DisordersShriners Children's provides specialized wound care with a team of specialists, and treatment including plastic surgery, cosmetic makeup and lasers for skin disorders.
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Video
Scoliosis: Recovering from Spinal Fusion
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Videos/2022/07/Scoliosis-and-Recovering-from-spinal-fusionAt Shriners Hospitals for Children, we help our patients become proactive when it comes to recovering from surgery. In this video, we show our patients which exercises they can do the day after a spinal fusion. Spinal fusion is one of the ways to treat scoliosis.
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Patient Story
A Generational Story of Community
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2025/02/Ethans-Scoliosis-StoryEthan came to Shriners Children's Philadelphia from Alabama for scoliosis surgery.
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Patient Story
Pioneering Spine Surgery Puts Competitive Cheerleader Back on the Mat
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/05/AudreySpine surgery at Shriners Children's put Audrey right back on the cheer mat excelling at a performance level higher than ever before.
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