Patient Stories

I was diagnosed with scoliosis at 14 years old. My mother was helping me try on my 8th grade prom dress and noticed it looked crooked on me. She kept trying to adjust it with no luck....

My name is Lauren Donnelley, I am a 15-year-old competitive swimmer, and I am a survivor of Scoliosis Spinal Fusion Surgery. I stood in my pediatrician’s office, at the young age of 10, when I was diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis....

When I was younger, I thought scoliosis had to do with your skull.  Little did I know I would experience the true meaning of a curved spine....

At 9 years old I was diagnosed with scoliosis and being 9 years old I really did not have a clue what I was in store for....

Hey there! My name is Rose, and this is a summary of my scoliosis story! In the summer of 2018 at the age of 12, I was diagnosed with type 4 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis after seeing a Pediatrician and an Orthopedic Surgeon who specialized in spinal deformities....

Charlee Fraser is an Indigenous Australian international supermodel that has scoliosis. Charlee has walked the catwalk for some of the most famous designers and graced the covers of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire and many more....

Hi! My name is Kaitlyn. I was diagnosed with scoliosis when I was 12. I was told that I had a 57-degree curvature in my spine, and I would need surgery to correct it....

In October of 2017, I was diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis, which means that at some point during my growth my spine developed a large curve, instead of growing in a linear direction....