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Mayo Clinic Q & A

Mayo Clinic Q&A: Scoliosis in adults featured image
Mayo Clinic Q&A: Scoliosis in adults
Patty Miller
June 9, 2026

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm in my 50s and have begun experiencing nagging back pain. Recently, I saw an orthopedic doctor and was diagnosed with scoliosis. Does this mean I have to have surgery?  ANSWER: Not necessarily. Scoliosis in adults may require no treatment or be able to be managed without surgery.[...]

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Strategies for staying active with joint pain featured image
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Strategies for staying active with joint pain
Cynthia Weiss
June 26, 2022
Mayo Clinic Q and A: How does diabetes affect the heart?  featured image
Mayo Clinic Q and A: How does diabetes affect the heart? 
Cynthia Weiss
June 23, 2022
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Biggest benefits of exercise for teens featured image
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Biggest benefits of exercise for teens
Cynthia Weiss
June 19, 2022
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Tips for reducing risk of hearing loss featured image
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Tips for reducing risk of hearing loss
Cynthia Weiss
June 16, 2022
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Tick-borne illnesses featured image
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Tick-borne illnesses
Cynthia Weiss
June 15, 2022
Mayo Clinic Q and A: 4 ways to reduce your risk of dementia featured image
Mayo Clinic Q and A: 4 ways to reduce your risk of dementia
Cynthia Weiss
June 8, 2022
Mayo Clinic Q and A: How are rotator cuff tears treated? featured image
Mayo Clinic Q and A: How are rotator cuff tears treated?
Cynthia Weiss
June 5, 2022
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Additional opinions helpful in treating back pain featured image
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Additional opinions helpful in treating back pain
Cynthia Weiss
June 1, 2022
Mayo Clinic Q and A: How do you treat hemorrhagic cysts? featured image
Mayo Clinic Q and A: How do you treat hemorrhagic cysts?
Cynthia Weiss
May 30, 2022
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Fibroids and pregnancy featured image
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Fibroids and pregnancy
Cynthia Weiss
May 29, 2022
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Osteoporosis and exercise featured image
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Osteoporosis and exercise
Cynthia Weiss
May 27, 2022
Mayo Clinic Q and A: What are fibroids? featured image
Mayo Clinic Q and A: What are fibroids?
Cynthia Weiss
May 25, 2022

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