See our recent news feature on WRAL Local News! Patients Help Correct Their Own Spine Using Conservative Treatments Hey Clinic for Scoliosis & Spine Care uses 3D CADCAM Bracing and Schroth Physical Therapy to Combat Back Pain as they Observe World Spine Day RALEIGH, North Carolina, (October 6, 2021) – An estimated 80% of the population will […]
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Caring for your Incision
Caring for your Incision from our Physician Assistant Kristina Stanson “I believe scars are like memories that tell a story on your body, that remind you of how strong you had to be, and that you survived to talk about it. Your scars are a way of communicating, and sharing a trauma can be healing in […]
Core Exercises: The Do’s and Don’ts
Core Exercises: The Do’s and Don’ts from our Physician Assistant Kirsten Renz One of the top orthopedic reasons for primary care visits and one of the most common referrals for physical therapy is derived from lower back pain. At the Hey Clinic, we see many patients, both children and adults, afflicted by low back pain. This […]
Competition After Surgery!
My name is Hailey. I have been coming to the Hey Clinic since 2016 to be treated for my scoliosis. When I was first diagnosed with scoliosis, I was 11 years old. At the time, the curves of my spine were around 18 degrees and 10 degrees. I was a competitive dancer and volleyball player […]
Vitamin D and Bone Health
Vitamin D and Bone Health from our Physician Assistant Kristina Stanson Most people are aware that calcium is vital for supporting bone health and preventing fractures, but did you know that vitamin D is just as important? Vitamin D mediates the absorption of calcium and phosphorus, which are essential elements in building strong bones. In addition […]
Information from our Orthotist
For every new bracing patient, I review the importance of brace wear compliance at the measuring appointment, then again at the fitting, and really every time I can say it, I remind them how important it is to wear their brace. I talk about the BrAIST study, that shows the direct correlation between brace compliance and […]
Rock Star Rachel
Rachel is a wonderful 15 yo young lady from Tennessee diagnosed with scoliosis just a couple of years ago with a curve in the upper 40’s, possibly low 50’s. She then had follow-up X-Rays just recently when experiencing increased pain, and her curves had jumped up to around 90 degrees x2. Her family made the […]
Dancing to Misty!
We received a beautiful photo from Daniel and a great testimonial: My name is Daniel. I had experienced head drop/severe kyphosis for over a year after Botox injections in the back of the neck for migraine treatment. Dr. Hey performed multi-level cervical fusion. The head drop was corrected. I healed just in time to attend my […]
Will I lose spine flexibility if I have a spine fusion for scoliosis? I want to be able to dance or play sports! Will I be unable to dance or cheerlead or dive / swim?
Using Schroth physical therapy and home exercises and 3D-CADCAM Rigo-Cheneau bracing, we are able to treat the very large majority of our scoliosis patients at Hey Clinic with conservative therapy, and life-long follow-up. However, there still is a small percentage of patients whose curves progress and/or the patients have pain and/or posture issues where […]
June Is Scoliosis Awareness Month! The Under 30 degree Green Zone… Screening at Home… and Need for Life-Long Scoliosis Follow-up
25 degree Angle Trunk Rotation (ATR) R Thoracic Rib hump This is a guest post from Colleen Skeete and Jonathan Revoir, scoliosis patients and CareGuard Institute interns. Welcome to Scoliosis Awareness Month! Our spine is the core of our body that holds us up for our lifetime, and we can take it for granted. Early […]
Responding to Coronavirus –Hey Clinic”Pit Stop” EOS X-Ray for “No Touch” 3 minute visit + Telemedic…
What a wild couple of weeks it has been here, and around the country and the world with coronavirus. Here is a short video on how we are innovating to help give patients and families more choices to how to screen for scoliosis and other deformities, and be able to get the necessary imaging when […]