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Pediatric scoliosis
Back to making music after corrective scoliosis surgery
Christian's
slight curve in his spine
became more noticeable in recent years. His mom, Becky scheduled an appointment with
an orthopedic physician and it was determined that he
had adolescent scoliosis and the doctor
prescribed conservative treatments to help
stop the progression of the curve. Christian
began wearing a back brace. Unfortunately, the
back brace didn’t stop Christian’s spinal
curve from progressing. By age 15, his spinal curve
was at 48 degrees and he was constantly
sore. The activities he loves, like playing
the guitar, were becoming more difficult.
Sleeping was a challenge because he was
unable to lay flat.
Becky began looking into scoliosis
specialists. After doing some research on
the web, she learned of Dr. Matthew Geck,
a spine and scoliosis surgeon in Austin. Dr.
Geck is fellowship-trained in pediatric and
adult spine surgery. Click here to read more about Christian's story.
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Adult Scoliosis
Back to yoga and dance after corrective scoliosis surgery
Marcia was diagnosed with
scoliosis when she was
eight years old and it’s difficult for her to
remember life without it.  She has always
been very resilient and scoliosis didn’t stop
her from being active and enjoying life.
Marcia loves playing the violin - so much so
that she teaches children how to play. Even
as her curvature worsened she still found
happiness in line dancing with her husband
and yoga for relaxation.
It was while she was teaching violin
that she learned of Dr. Matthew Geck,
a fellowship-trained scoliosis and spine
surgeon in Austin. Click here to read Marcia's story.
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Scoliosis surgery gets active career mom back on track
Stacy began developing her spinal curve when she was eight years old. “My dad noticed that my back didn’t look normal when I was in the fourth grade” she recalls. “The nurse at my school checked me out and agreed that I probably had scoliosis." Stacy wore a back brace during high school to help improve the alignment of the spine and allow the spine to grow in a straighter fashion.
Unfortunately, the back brace didn’t stop progression of Stacy’s spinal curve. By age 22, her spinal curve was at 56 degrees and causing severe back pain. The symptoms were so bad that Stacy could not even sit in a recliner.
Her husband, Derek, understood how important it was to find a spine physician that specialized in scoliosis and spinal disorders. He did research on the web and found a fellowship-trained scoliosis and
spine surgeon named Dr. Matthew Geck. Stacy soon made an appointment to see Dr. Geck
Click here to read Stacy's story.
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