scoliosis brace

My name is Natalie Jiang. When I was nine, my sister was diagnosed with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. She wore a Wilmington brace for a year and a half, during which I witnessed her discomfort while wearing her new shell. Despite feeling empathy for her struggles,...

My name is Elena Roloff, and my Scoliosis story began in mid July at a waterpark in Wisconsin, with a twelve year old version of myself. While I was preparing to showcase an epic cannonball into the shallow pool cramped with more bodies than water, my 16-year-old sister blurted, with…...

Hi, my name is Julia Curtis, and I love to sing, paint, shop, and travel. I also have idiopathic adolescent scoliosis. I remember vividly the day my pediatrician ordered x-rays for my back after suspecting I might have scoliosis when I was 12. Sure enough, I would need bracing to…...

My story echoes many others I’ve seen; I was diagnosed with scoliosis at the age of 11. My pediatrician pointed out my spinal curve to my mom, and in a way, it felt all too familiar. My older brother, Forrest, was born with scoliosis....

I wish I could tell you the next few years are easy, that you find out you have this condition and you move on with your life, as if none of it had ever happened. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. I don’t want to lie: the next few years, you…...

My name is Ella Glassman.  I am a 13 year old girl from Davie, Florida. I am a friend, a daughter, a sister and a Girl Scout. I have many accomplishments I am proud of including being recognized as one of 50 Kids of Character in my county, serving as…...