Effective non-surgical treatments

One of the first questions parents usually ask is: will my child need spine surgery? The good news is that most patients will never need surgery. Our team exhausts all nonoperative treatment methods, first, before considering surgery. Nonoperative methods include:

• Physical Therapy

• Bracing

• Mehta Casting

• Observation

Advanced technology when surgery is needed

If surgery is required for scoliosis or a spinal curvature, which is typically recommended for curves that exceed 45 to 50 degrees, our expert spine surgery team uses the most advanced methods to correct a spinal curvature, as much as possible, as well as to prevent it from progressing. Operative methods include:

• MAGEC™ Growing Rod placement

• Posterior spinal fusion with instrumentation

• Anterior approach and spinal fusion

• Vertebral resections