Exceptional Teen Helps Others After Spinal Fusion Surgery for Scoliosis
After recovering, Lauren is running competitively and helping others who are considering the same surgery.
After recovering, Lauren is running competitively and helping others who are considering the same surgery.
After 52 years helping children, Dr. Lawrence Rinsky retired in September 2023, leaving a group of doctors he trained to continue his legacy.
Macy is sharing her scoliosis care story to inspire other girls who are diagnosed with scoliosis as preteens. She wants them to know that they will make it through. Her advice is to “just keep going week to week and focus on something you love to do, letting it carry you to the other side.”
In honor of National Scoliosis Awareness Month pediatric orthopedic surgeon James Policy answers key questions about the condition.
Two days a week, Stanford Medicine Children’s patients with scoliosis—most of whom are teen girls—are treated by all-women team of doctors and nurses.