Recommended Books on Scoliosis
Every Road Has A Bend: The True Story About A Child's Bravery This is the true and emotional story about a son's bravery as seen from his parents eyes.Our son was diagnosed with scoliosis (curved spine) from an early age. This is the journey we all took over the last six years. The pain we all went through, especially our son, in having to cope with over ten major spinal operations.Being one of the strangest cases the surgeon has came across, in all his twenty years of performing corrective surgery.
The 2002 Official Patient's Sourcebook on Scoliosis This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to scoliosis (also Idiopathic scoliosis; Kyphoscoliosis; Paralytic scoliosis; Sciatic scoliosis), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on scoliosis. Given patients' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms.
Off Kilter: A Woman's Journey to Peace with Scoliosis, Her Mother, and Her Polish Heritage Even before she was diagnosed with scoliosis at thirteen, Linda Wisniewski felt off kilter. Born to a cruel father and a long-suffering mother in the insulated Polish Catholic community of upstate New York, she learned martyrdom as a way of life. Off Kilter shows her learning to stretch her Self as well as her spine as she comes to terms with her mentally deteriorating, widowed mother and her culture. Only by accepting her physical deformity, her emotionally unavailable mother, and her Polish American heritage does she finally find balance and a life that fits. Susan Wittig Albert calls Off Kilter a "splendid first memoir about the difficult business of finding balance in our lives. Funny, honest, deeply moving, Off Kilter reminds us just how hard it is to adjust to the physical pain, the emotional loss, and even the surprising beauty of being fully who we are."
The Scoliosis Desk Reference, A Practical Guide For Identifying the Early Signs of Scoliosis This book shows the most common postural distortions that can be the early indicators of scoliosis. With careful training and understanding of spinal screening, you will be an invaluable participant in helping our children avoid spinal surgery.
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (Monograph Series (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)) This monograph will cover the anatomy, etiology, and natural history of scoliosis; patient evaluation, including history, physical examination, radiography, and magnetic resonance imaging; an algorithm for treatment; surgical-treatment based classification system; surgical treatment with posterior instrumentation, with open anterior instrumentation, and by thoracoscopic instrumentation; radiographic and functional outcomes of treatment; pulmonary function after surgical treatment; and the use of instruments to evaluate surgical treatment.
Two Angel Wings A young girl with a passion for riding horses must make a heart wrenching decision whether or not to have major spinal surgery. Her decision will impact not only her ability to ride, but the rest of her life.
Growing Up with Scoliosis (A Young Girl's Story) There’s a new book out for teens, preteens, and their families called Growing Up with Scoliosis. It’s a young girl’s story about growing up with a curvature of the spine called scoliosis and is written and illustrated by Connecticut resident Michelle Spray.
The book takes the reader through every emotion and experience of having scoliosis beginning with the very first diagnosis. The reader will enjoy the funny stories that are part of this young girl’s journey and friends and family will finally understand what scoliosis patients are going through. It’s a great resource for teens who are dealing with puberty as well as self-esteem issues. Growing Up with Scoliosis is recommended by the National Scoliosis Foundation.
Scoliosis: Ascending the Curve There are roughly five million people i the United States being treated for scoliosis. Every year some half-million new cases are diagnosed--the great majority of them adolescent girls. Untreated, scoliosis causes increaing curvature of the spine--a progressive, debilitating condition that can leave the sufferer permanently bent over and eventually totally crippled.
There's an s on My Back: "S" Is for Scoliosis Maisey MacGuire is a fifth grader and her life is much like that of any fifth grader until the day of her scoliosis screening. "After the little talk, Ms. Bennett had each girl stand on a piece of masking tape stuck to the floor and asked each one to move into a diving position. I kept thinking to myself, "I sure hope everyone knows how to swim!" The Ms. Bennett just seemed to stare at each back, looking ever so carefully. Eventually, it was my turn. She seemed to take a lot longer with me and I was getting pretty uncomfortable being in that position so long. Finally, she told me that I could stand up."
The Conservative Scoliosis Treatment:1st SOSORT Instructional Course Lectures Book (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics) This is the first of a series of Instructional Course Lectures (ICL) books of the International Society On Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT). In the contents of this book the reader can find the SOSORT statutes and become familiar with the aims of the creation of this society. This will hopefully be the initiation of a series of books on conservative scoliosis treatment and a valuable library for SOSORT. The philosophy of the commencement of such ICL book series is the achievement of an ultimate aim, the improvement of early detection and non operative treatment of the patient care pathway for scoliosis. For this endeavor, a number of eminent clinicians and scientists around the world, who are devoted and high-quality students of scoliosis, are involved with and contributing to their fabulous work. There is no doubt that this book is not able to cover every aspect of the issue. However, the future volumes of this series of books will continuously complete the latest relevant knowledge. In this volume there are chapters reporting on various aspects of the current state of the following topics: IS aetiology, recent trends on scoliosis research, genetics, prevention - school screening, various methods of physiotherapy, various types of braces, the inclusion criteria for conservative treatment, together with the SOSORT guidelines for conservative treatment, clinical evaluation and classification, study of the surface after brace application and outcomes for each brace.
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