What to Expect When Treating Spinal Scoliosis with Surgery

Spinal scoliosis is a degenerative spinal disease that can cause extreme pain or weakness in the legs while walking. In some extreme cases it can even lead to a curvature in the spine that causes further complications. For many patients, physical therapy can help, but for others a surgery may be needed to bring relief. The surgery includes installing titanium hardware to assist the spine in healing. Dr. Darrel Brodke, a spine specialist, walks us through this ‘big surgery’ that has an extremely high success rate in patients to help them get walking pain-free again.