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Orthopedics/Sports

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.[...]

(VIDEO) Mayo Clinic restores hoop dreams for teen athlete featured image
(VIDEO) Mayo Clinic restores hoop dreams for teen athlete
Jason Howland
November 3, 2025
(VIDEO) A family’s journey inspires breakthrough surgery featured image
(VIDEO) A family’s journey inspires breakthrough surgery
Carey Stanton
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Mayo Clinic Minute: Tips to prevent injuries while biking featured image
Mayo Clinic Minute: Tips to prevent injuries while biking
Deb Balzer
May 14, 2025
Mayo Clinic Minute: How to jump-start your workout featured image
Mayo Clinic Minute: How to jump-start your workout
Sonya Goins
January 17, 2025
Mayo Clinic research may bring change to women’s wrestling policies featured image
Mayo Clinic research may bring change to women’s wrestling policies
Katie Helwig
January 10, 2025
Mayo Clinic Minute: What standing on one leg can tell you about how well you’re aging featured image
Mayo Clinic Minute: What standing on one leg can tell you about how well you’re aging
DeeDee Stiepan
December 4, 2024
Mayo Clinic Minute: 3 tips to avoid Halloween hand injuries featured image
Mayo Clinic Minute: 3 tips to avoid Halloween hand injuries
Jason Howland
October 25, 2024
Feel a pop, then pain in your knee? It could be an ACL tear featured image
Feel a pop, then pain in your knee? It could be an ACL tear
Joel Streed
October 20, 2024
How to step up to manage bunions featured image
How to step up to manage bunions
Joel Streed
October 13, 2024
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Could groin pain be a sports hernia? featured image
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Could groin pain be a sports hernia?
Susan Barber Lindquist
September 30, 2024
Mayo Clinic Q and A: When is it time for a knee replacement? featured image
Mayo Clinic Q and A: When is it time for a knee replacement?
Susan Barber Lindquist
September 6, 2024
Mayo Clinic Minute: Stacking your exercise over the weekend featured image
Mayo Clinic Minute: Stacking your exercise over the weekend
Alex Osiadacz
August 9, 2024

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