Keeping Kids Healthy: Scoliosis-What It Is and What to Do

Do you have any idea what scoliosis is? Do you know how children get it, or how it might affect their lives if they do? You may be aware that it’s a curvature of the spine that sometimes happens to teens and pre-teens; maybe your kids were even tested for it in school, or you’ve seen someone who had to wear a brace for it. But until it hits your own family, you can’t imagine what it can do to your life.

Katie’s family found out the hard way, when a routine checkup for their 10-year-old daughter made scoliosis a centerpiece of their lives. Join us and live their story with them, as they take us on an emotional journey of discovery – from the moment of diagnosis, through the years of treatment and surgery, to the outcome that can serve as a guiding light for other families confronted with this diagnosis. And get the advice of leading professionals, who will show you what you need to know to understand and triumph over the challenge of scoliosis.

Guests:

Katelyn LeBlanc, Age 17, Scoliosis Patient Ayn LeBlanc, Katelyn’s mom Joanna Kilinkiewicz, Age 14, Scoliosis Patient Cassidy Moriarty, Age 11 Kevin LeBlanc, Age 15, Katie’s Brother Roy LeBlanc, Katy’s dad Jeffrey Neustadt, M.D., Katelyn’s surgeon Thomas Haher, MD, Scoliosis Expert; Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at New York Medical College; Chief of Spinal Surgery at Lutheran Medical Center; Board of Directors for Scoliosis Research Society; Published in several periodicals, including Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, Spine, Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, and The Orthopedic Review,

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