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• n  an abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column

• Debra was the victim of scoliosis, or abnormal curvature of the spine.
• In hospitals around the world, doctors are testing electrical devices that have arrested or partly reversed the progression of scoliosis in nearly nine out of ten cases.
• The trouble with Margie was scoliosis, a sidewise curvature of the spine.

News & Articles

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• Toppenish girls feel the power of science
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:24:05 GMT By Molly Rosbach Yakima Herald-Republic Photos by SARA GETTYS/Yakima Herald-Republic Payton Greene, center left, and Jasmine Magana, center right, attach surgical screws into a model of a spine Thursday at Toppenish High School. They were learning the surgical technique to correct scoliosis during a program by the Perry Initiative to increase girls’ interest in ...
  June 14, 2013 - Yakima Herald-Republic
• Fusing medicine, culture and technology
  The patient had been in the Chinese hospital nearly a year. Waiting for treatment of severe scoliosis, his bed was permanently placed in a hallway with a portable curtain providing limited privacy.
  June 9, 2013 - Burlington County Times
• Sunday: Woman grateful to Oklahoma inmate for saving her life
  Surgeries for scoliosis throughout her life — including four years in a total body cast — left her with recurring health issues.
  June 8, 2013 - Tulsa World

Quotes

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• Hulk Hogan in ProWrestling.net
  My tailbone is bent from landing on my ass, 400 times a year,Hogan said in a quote republished by TheWeek.com. "My back's got all kinds of problems. My legs get numb. My hands are numb. My neck, too. I've got arthritis and scoliosis."
• Rebecca Romijn in Inside Bay Area
  It's not exactly the fashion capital of the world,Romijn says with her generous laugh. "I was very average in height until I was about 15, and it was so painful. I remember lying in bed and it just hurting so bad. I had scoliosis because...
• Tracy McGrady in Houston Chronicle
  Legs, just strengthen my legs,McGrady said. "I've been working on my core my whole career. That's the reason I'm still able to play. I was only projected to play this game four years." "I have a slight case of scoliosis on my back....