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Your boyfriend or girlfriend

Learn some tips for communicating and coping with your boyfriend or girlfriend's reaction to the news that you need to have scoliosis surgery.

Coping with your family and others

When a child goes through scoliosis surgery, the whole family is affected in many ways. Suggestions for coping with family during this stressful time.

Maintaining relationships during cancer treatment

Maintaining relationships with family and friends can help you feel normal during a cancer treatment. Find out some suggestions to help you stay connected during treatment.

About scoliosis

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.

What causes stress?

Cancer and emotions

You may experience a range of emotions when diagnosed with cancer. Learn about some of the emotions you may feel and how you can deal with them.

What causes stress and anxiety

You may not always know what is causing your stress and anxiety. Find out about some common stressors and how they can change over time.

The future of scoliosis

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

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

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.

Scoliosis surgery: How did other teens decide?

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

Scoliosis: At home

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.

After scoliosis surgery

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

Scoliosis: Pros of having or not having surgery

Read about some of the advantages of having surgery to correct scoliosis, as well as some of the advantages of not having surgery.

Is scoliosis surgery for you?

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

What happens if scoliosis is not treated?

Informed decision making is an important component of choosing whether to treat scoliosis. Learn about what can happen if scoliosis is not treated.

The first few months after scoliosis surgery

What to expect in the first few months after scoliosis surgery, specifically regarding physical changes and recovery. Suggestions for coping are included.

Arriving at the hospital for scoliosis surgery

There are many people involved in a surgery for scoliosis. Find out about the healthcare team involved and what to expect when you arrive at the hospital.

What does scoliosis look like?

There are five different curve patterns in the spines of teenagers with scoliosis. Learn about these, and other physical changes that can occur.

Monitoring after scoliosis surgery

After a scoliosis operation, doctors and nurses will monitor your pain and recovery using a variety of different techniques. Read about the tests they use.

Scoliosis: Looking ahead

This page gives a few statistics on how many teens may need additional surgery in the future. It describes why additional surgery may be required. It gives an idea of what to expect in terms of medical follow-up as the teen gets older.

Treatment for scoliosis

Find out what type of scoliosis treatment might be needed for particular types of curves with the resource centre created by the Canadian Paediatric Hospitals.

During scoliosis surgery

Find out what happens when a patient enters the operating room to when they are moved into their room. A guide for what to expect during scoliosis surgery.

Leaving the hospital after scoliosis surgery

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: Understanding diagnosis

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.