Blog - Page 17 of 20 - Setting Scoliosis Straight

Jamie

October 10, 2017 Patient Stories

My name is Jaimie and I am currently 20 years old. I was diagnosed with scoliosis at age fourteen in the middle of eigth grade. When I first found out the news while sitting in the doctor’s office, I was devastated, heartbroken, and confused. I wasn’t even sure what scoliosis…...

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Piper

October 10, 2017 Patient Stories

My name is Piper, I am 14 and I was diagnosed with scoliosis. I didn’t know what that was until I was in 6th grade when I found out that I needed surgery for my severe scoliosis. I wasn’t scared because I knew that it would correct my spine but…...

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Karen Alvarez

October 10, 2017 Patient Stories

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Chad Biro

October 10, 2017 Patient Stories

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Valerie Chapman

August 15, 2017 Patient Stories

MY JOURNEY WITH SEVERE SCOLIOSIS I was thirteen when I was diagnosed with severe scoliosis. Wearing a brace wasn’t even an option for me. The only thing I could do was have surgery, and I’ll never forget what it felt like when I discovered that this would be the only…...

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Tara Vasi

August 15, 2017 Patient Stories

I was diagnosed with scoliosis in 6th grade during a routine annual check in the locker room during gym class. I didn’t know what was going on at the time or what the gym teacher was looking for, but when she tapped me on the shoulder and told me to…...

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Robert Savich

August 15, 2017 Patient Stories

Detroit Marathon 26.2 Mile I have scoliosis that started in middle school and grew to an 85% curvature by the end of high school. I had a total of four major back surgeries, fusions—with rods and all. The last surgery removed all of my hardware, as the initial fusions held.…...

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Rachel Johnson

August 15, 2017 Patient Stories

When I was fourteen years old, I was blindsided by a diagnosis of scoliosis. I was suddenly faced with the reality of having a severe curve in my spine that could only be corrected by spinal fusion surgery. I had been a passionate dancer since I was three years old,…...

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Nordirjon Sobirov

August 15, 2017 Patient Stories

Nearly four years ago, Nodirjon Sobirov underwent surgery with Dr. Baron Lonner, a member of the Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation, in order to correct his severe case of scoliosis. Nodirjon, a teenage immigrant from Uzbekistan, was interviewed by the New York Daily News in 2009, six months after his surgery.…...

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Melany Rivera

August 15, 2017 Patient Stories

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