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Clinic visits after scoliosis surgery

After scoliosis surgery, clinic visits are required to ensure proper healing and growth. Learn about the frequency of these visits and what to expect.

Scoliosis: At home

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This page is an introduction to the At Home section of the scoliosis resource centre. It touches on building back your teen's food intake after scoliosis surgery, going back to school, and getting back to normal.

Scoliosis

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Scoliosis is a sideways curvature in the spine. This curve can lead to changes in your child's shoulders, ribcage, pelvis, waist and the overall shape of their back. Find information about the diagnosis and treatment of scoliosis.

Leukemia follow-up visits

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Learn what will happen during follow-up visits after your child's leukemia treatment ends.

Follow-up visits after brain tumour treatment

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Learn what happens at follow-up clinic visits after brain tumour treatment for your child has ended.

Clinic visits for a child with epilepsy

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It is likely that a child with epilepsy will need to have regular clinic visits to review progress and lifestyle. Learn what happens during a clinic visit.

Teens, parents, surgeons... who's thinking what?

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There are a number of concerns that arise around scoliosis. Find out how these different concerns rank among the patients, their families and their surgeons.

Katie's scoliosis story

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Read about the experiences of teenagers who have had scoliosis surgery and their first hand accounts of their fears, relationships, and recovery.

After scoliosis surgery

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Every patient’s recovery following scoliosis surgery is different. Read about what to expect immediately following an operation for scoliosis.

Scoliosis: Treatment with a spinal brace (spinal orthosis)

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A spinal brace holds your child’s spine in place, decreasing the chance that the curve in their spine will get larger as they grow. Learn more about getting fit for, and wearing, a spinal orthosis.

The diabetes team

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Learn about the diabetes care team, who is involved and what to expect during clinic visits.

Clinic visits and brain tumours

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Find out what happens at clinic visits during follow-up treatment when your child is back at home after receiving treatment for a brain tumour.

Spinal muscular atrophy

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disorder that causes muscle weakness and muscle atrophy (shrinking), and can affect a child’s ability to speak, walk, and breathe.

Is scoliosis surgery for you?

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Read about factors to consider when deciding whether to have scoliosis surgery. These factors include age, growth, and the degree of the Cobb curve.

About scoliosis

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Scoliosis is a condition that causes your child’s spine to curve sideways. Learn about the different types of scoliosis, some of its causes, and the risk factors that can increase your child's chance of developing a more severe curve.

Scoliosis surgery: How did other teens decide?

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Watch video interviews with teens that have had surgery for their scoliosis. Learn about their reasons for deciding to have scoliosis surgery.

Baby Hip Clinic

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Learn about the SickKids interprofessional outpatient clinic for newborn babies to assist in the diagnosis and non-operative treatment of DDH.

Scoliosis

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Learn what is involved in scoliosis surgery, what to expect when you are recovering and how to cope with your emotions, and your friends and family.

Burns: Caring for your child's burn at home after discharge from the hospital and between outpatient visits

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Learn how to help your child's burn injury heal when your child comes home from the hospital and between visits to the outpatient clinic.

Scoliosis: Understanding diagnosis

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This page gives a brief introduction to the diagnosis of scoliosis. Usually a health-care professional doing a routine scoliosis check at the school will pick up on the problem, although sometimes a parent notices it first.

Teen having height measured in a doctor's office

The future of scoliosis

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Find out what researchers are exploring as possible treatments and preventative techniques for scoliosis, including genetic testing.

Leaving the hospital after scoliosis surgery

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Find out what needs to happen in order for you to be discharged from the hospital after having scoliosis surgery, including your physical abilities.

Scoliosis surgery in boys

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Most scoliosis research focuses on girls. Read about the similarities and differences between boys and girls in their experiences with scoliosis.

Going home from the NICU

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Read about issues that parents and caregivers must address in order to prepare for a baby's discharge from the NICU and arrival at home.

Congenital myasthenic syndrome (CMS)

Congenital myasthenic syndrome (CMS) is caused by genetic mutations that cause problems with nerve-to-muscle communication leading to muscle weakness and fatigue.