Scoliosis: Ascending the Curve

by Brooke Lyons and Oheneba Boachie-Adjei M.D.

Book Overview

There are roughly five million people in the United States being treated for scoliosis. Every year some half-million new cases are diagnosed--the great majority of them adolescent girls. Untreated,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871318830
• ISBN13: 9780871318831
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: M. Evans and Company
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

I am in this book

When I was 13 I underwent a spinal fusion for scoliosis. During this time I was a part of a support group for scoliosis run by Brooke Lyons and after my surgery, Brooke chose to feature me in her book. After reading it I felt people suffering from this disease would have a good resource and I felt good knowing I could help with that. In addition I think everyone's story was really inspiring.

Wonderful!

I was recently diagnosed with scoliosis and began a search for more information. A woman on an online forum pointed me towards this book. I picked it up and read it in one sitting. The language is not overly complex- very understandable. But gave me a much better understanding of my condition, and what can be done about it. The individual patient's stories were also pretty inspirational.

great source of information!!

This is a wonderful story (stories) about a real-life disease that remains with you for life. Brooke put real-life experiences of so many different people in this story. Living with scoliosis all my life (33 years), I am now faced with surgery. Even though my younger sister had surgery 13 years ago and has been my real-life source book, Brooke's compilation of facts, stories, and statistics has really been informative and inspiring. Extremely well-written. Thanks for giving us current and compassionate information!!! And congratulations from a nearby neighbor!!

Excellent Case Histories and Medical Reference

As a mother of 2 daughters who have scoliosis, I found this book very informative and reassuring. There was a wide and varied range of scoliosis case histories described, providing something that almost every person/family with scoliosis could relate to and learn from. The medical, social, and emotional aspects of each case were described so those of us touched by this rare abnormality no longer felt alone. I admire Brooke's courage in writing this book, because scoliosis is a serious, relatively rare and frightening condition. This makes it difficult to talk so frankly about the feelings, emotions, and often severe medical treatment required to control this deforming condition. Bravo Brooke and congratulations for bravely placing a picture of your own back on the front cover of the book.

reviewing scoliosis

this book proved an engrossing read one sleepy sunday at the bookstore. brooke lyons and i both attend yale, and over the past year i have come to know her strength, courage and humility. her book is at once insightful and moving. it is borne of a genuine place in her soul and meant to help others afflicted with this ailment. kudos brooke.