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Happy Thanksgiving at and from The Hey Clinic! Can you straighten out congenital scoliosis? Does it make sense to travel for scoliosis consultation? Can just parents meet with scoliosis doctor?

My staff surprised me today with a huge pot luck Thanksgiving lunch they had put together, including a home-made ginger-bread house made by “Pic” and SarahRuth.  I kept my meal very “low carb” today, taking only a short break to enjoy a piece of ham and turkey with cold diet Coke!  In this picture you […]

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Will scoliosis surgery make my quality of life better or worse? Will I ever be able take long walks and enjoy family again? Or will it be the biggest mistake I have ever made and regret it? Andrea tells her story 2 months postop.

Every Thursday morning at Hey Clinic, we gather as a team to discuss upcoming surgery guests, and work on ways to continue to improve quality of care.  One of the things we do is share thank you cards that are sent to our clinic staff each week. Below is a note that we received on […]

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Can congenital scoliosis become painful in adults? Can it be fixed?

At Hey Clinic, we see quite a few young children with congenital scoliosis, some of whom have other congenital abnormalities like heart disease, kidney disease, or other extremity or neurologic abnormalities.  For many children, congenital scoliosis is not a big deal — they are often stable, with good spinal balance and often don’t progress during […]

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