23 June 2004, by Webmaster
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Television star Georgie Parker suffered from its effects. So did Hollywood star Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Both were treated for scoliosis (curvature of the spine), an incurable condition that affects 2.5 per cent of adolescent girls.
Public and private schools in Australia used to screen girls in years 7 and 9 for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), but these programs have been abandoned because of financial restraints.
To ensure scoliosis doesn’t go undetected, the (...)