I received this comment/question this evening on my Blog: “I just received information regarding my 14-yo child’s scoliosis.  She is possibly facing surgery for a 53-degree curve. She is an avid runner, logging almost 30 miles per week.  She is highly concerned that if she goes through with the surgical intervention that her running will […]

Yesterday at our weekly Hey Clinic Quality Conference with the Duke Raleigh Hospital staff, Katie O’Kelly gave a great talk on the history of scoliosis treatment.  Below she gives a summary of her talk, with some of her slides also shown. Great job, Katie! Lloyd A. Hey, MD MS http://www.heyclinic.com ——————————————— History of Scoliosis Treatment: […]

June 5, 1978  A clear, sunny day just like today. A day I will never forget. From a care free teenager one minute, to a teenager bleeding severely on the street, clenching my left leg crushed beyond recognition. I cried out to God like never before: “HELP!” Help came with a sense of peace, and […]

Stuart just finished up his exams at college, and came in to get his scoliosis fixed the next day. I performed his surgery as usual over at Duke Raleigh Hospital next to Hey Clinic, in North Raleigh. Our new high tech laminar flow operating room was used, with “Moon Suits”, and the latest infection prevention […]

Below is an email from Alyssa, who had a very painful L5S1 annular tear that I fixed through a small anterior approach with an ALIF cage and plate a few months ago. Her Xrays and story are on earlier blog entries. She sent me this email today to let me know that her final outcome […]