Scoliosis

Our staff of specialists offers surgical and rehabilitative care to treat both young patients with adolescent scoliosis and older patients with degenerative scoliosis.

Treatments include both surgical and non-surgical techniques, from simple observation, to bracing, physical therapy and surgical reconstruction. Treatments vary depending on how severely the spine is curved. The doctor will know what your treatment should be after looking at you and your X-rays. Sometimes no treatment will be necessary, but you will need to make return visits for X-rays to make sure your curve is not getting worse.

Our researchers find that back braces are effective. Results to determine whether wearing back braces would prevent the need for spinal correction surgery in children with scoliosis were overwhelmingly in favor of bracing.

In the News

• UI Researchers find that Back Braces are Effective

These videos provide an introduction to music therapy services for the treatment of post-operative pain and anxiety at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.

• Patient introduction
  The video includes information about how to use music relaxation to manage these symptoms and a short music relaxation exercise concludes the video.
• Parent introduction
  The video includes information about ways parents can coach their adolescents after surgery. A short music relaxation exercise concludes the video.