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At my wellness visit in December 2021, while still navigating the aftermath of the pandemic and adjusting to the challenges of 6th grade — the beginning of Junior High in my town — I received a life-changing diagnosis: Idiopathic Scoliosis. As a competitive dancer and a growing teen, the news was devastating. I felt a wave of emotions I wasn’t prepared for: shame, fear, isola...


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A month of limping and uneven shoulders at eight years old cost me six years of physical therapy, four years of bracing, and seven years of a writhing twist in me that all the bracing and therapy never reached. Seven years ago, my mom suspected that there was something bigger behind my bad posture and took eight-year-old me to the doctor. An X-ray of my spine was taken.

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My story started in 1991. At 11 years old, I was hospitalized for severe dehydration (totally normal for me after nasty stomach bugs!). When the Dr. put the stethoscope on my back to listen to my lungs, he looked up and asked my dad if I had scoliosis. My dad had never noticed anything different, and I had never felt different. As an Italian girl, I had a faint hairline that ...


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My adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is a case of initial missed diagnosis. Nearly 14 years old, I experienced a rapid growth spurt during the COVID-19 pandemic. Classes were remote and without my long commute into school, the recommended 9 hours of sleep was finally within my reach. The slight rib hump extending out from the left of my spine now protruded. Concern was raised a...


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Hi! My name is Aarushi Sheth and I was diagnosed with Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis of thoracolumbar region when I was 12, during the summer of 2020. It started with a routine check up with my pediatrician, where the doctor told me I had scoliosis. He told me that it didn’t look serious and is mainly common among girls my age, but recommended for me to go get an X-Ray just ...


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