I’ve seen a bunch of smaller kids in clinic this week as patients with Early Onset Scoliosis, but also as members of families coming in for a visit. Halle is 6 years old, and came in with her dad and grandma today to see me. Her grandma actually has scoliosis, and has progressive back pain […]
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Can my daughter play competitive sports after adolescent idiopathic scoliosis or kyphosis surgery within the first year?
This is a question we get asked a lot. In general, using modern surgical and instrumentation techniques, we are able to get our patients back to sports fairly quickly. Here’s a nice note that we got from Maria’s mom, sharing some good news with us. Maria and her mom gave their permission today to share […]
The way to Dr. Hey’s heart: Coffee! Many thanks for generous gift from Lexi’s family for surgery video.
Yesterday I received an awesome thank you note and gift from Lexi and her family. Stephen, our Hey Clinic Videographer, had made a special surgery video for Lexi’s kyphosis surgery, which he recently edited and completed. Lexi is the teenager from Maryland who plays lacrosse and had the severe kyphosis we fixed for her. Her […]
“The Spine is the Trickiest Part” — Dr. Hey tries to get away from it all at dinner out.
Well, this week I actually had the week off to get my batteries recharged….. And my first vacation since last August, so boy was I ready! Friday night I was psyched driving home, but still answering some patient calls after staying late in clinic with one of my college scoliosis patients and her mom. Took […]
30 Yo man w painful 76 degree Scheuermann’s kyphosis fixed today
This gentleman is from out of state. His surgery today went great. Corrected down to kyphosis of 36 degrees, in normal range, using instrumentation and osteotomies. No blood transfused. Surgical time: 4 hr 45 min. Complications none. Good day so far! Did huge scoli Monday and 2 revisions yesterday. Saw huge scoli in clinic yesterday […]