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Sports after Posterior Spinal Fusion T2-L2, 1 year postoperative

June 22, 2021August 15, 2023

Back Pain in the Young Athlete

August 24, 2016August 13, 2023

Why does my back hurt? Back pain in the young athlete is very common. It has been reported that up to 75% of adolescents will experience back pain by the time they reach 18 years of age. As more youth sporting activities are performed year-round, there is a greater risk of sports-specific repetitive activities over-loading […]

Scoliosis in Sports

July 28, 2016August 13, 2023

Scoliosis is a spine deformity in the side-to-side (or lateral) plane of more than 10 degrees of angulation. The majority of the time this occurs spontaneously during the pubertal growth spurt in an individual with normal spine development, up until that time. Currently this type of scoliosis is called “idiopathic”, meaning there is no known […]