Resources for Patients and Families at Boston Children's Hospital

Resources for patients and families

Publications and Research

School Nurse's Guide to Scoliosis (interactive pdf 5mb)
What to look for, how it's treated-- and what it's like to live with. A scoliosis e-book for school nurse's and other professionals.

View a list of publications, authored or co-authored by our spine team.

Ongoing research into spinal disorders.

Your visit

Planning a visit to the Orthopedic Center? Check out our Your Orthopedic Visit page for helpful information on what you can expect.

Patient stories

Anjellina Guiliano: Around the bend
For most children with scoliosis, the path to recovery is marked by simple observation and bracing. But when one patient battles two curves, her path - and spine - take an unexpected turn.

VIsceria Givans: Living with scoliosis
Visceria Givans is a student athlete, diagnosed with scoliosis in grade school. She received corrective spine surgery at Boston Children's Hospital and a few years later and is actively playing sports again.

Kendra Heimlicher: A young woman's struggle with scoliosis

Nathan Winslow: Vertebral stapling

Megan Williams: Keeping an eye on the curve

Olga Stupak: Idiopathic scoliosis

Zoe Lambert: Titanium rib procedure gives patients room to breathe

For more patient stories, and news articles, featuring our orthopedic team, please visit our Ortho News page.