619-810-1430
info@ssshsg.org

VBT

Sadie Rubin’s Patient Story

Hi! My name is Sadie Rubin and I was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. My whole life I grew up spending long hours in the dance studio where I danced my little heart out. Whether it was stretching, conditioning, technique, or choreography I always was up for the challenge…...

Read more

Patient Story: Ermioni Charalampopoulou

For me, it all started in 2008 when I was 10 years old. I went in for an appendectomy and for the pre-op testing, I was required to get a chest X-ray. That is when I got diagnosed with scoliosis. The journey for me though began a year later....

Read more

Keegan Connor

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....

Read more

Alyssa Edwards

How Perspective Changes a Thunderstorm I used to be afraid of thunderstorms. The loud, unsettling noises and bright flashes terrified my three-year-old self. Then, one stormy night, my dad took me by the hand and started walking towards the door. I reluctantly followed. We sat in front of the glass…...

Read more

Kaitlyn Boyle

Hi! I’m Kaitlyn I was diagnosed with scoliosis at the age of 9 at a pediatrician well visit.  The doctor found that I had a lumbar curve in the high 20’s as well as a thoracic curve in the low 20’s.  I immediately began wearing a Providence brace at night. …...

Read more

Kristina Pishulin

My name is Kristina and I have been dancing ballet and contemporary since I was 3 years old. I had scoliosis with a curve of 51 degrees and it was corrected to 22 with VBT surgery…my pain is eliminated, I feel confident, and most of all, I maintained my flexibility…...

Read more

Katie Fitzpatrick

When I was 11, my school nurse gave me my annual checkup, in 6th grade they are also required to check for scoliosis.  A few days later I was called into her office and she had me bend forward to look at my back again.  I left her office with…...

Read more

Sydney Borchardt

My name is Sydney Borchardt and I am 13 years old.  I was diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis at my 10 year old well-child checkup.  I didn’t even know what scoliosis was at that time.  My parents just told me the doctors were going to monitor my back.  Six months later,…...

Read more

Courtney Burns

Courtney Burns has always excelled academically. To say she is intelligent would be an understatement, but even she wasn’t able to know that scoliosis would change her life forever. After meeting Dr. Samdani, Courtney decided right then she wanted to be a doctor. Today, Courtney’s past the point of being…...

Read more