{"id":37561,"date":"2015-11-04T20:52:10","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T12:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/?post_type=health-article&#038;p=37561"},"modified":"2025-05-20T17:55:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T09:55:12","slug":"scoliosis","status":"publish","type":"health-article","link":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/scoliosis-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Scoliosis (Podcast)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"37561\" class=\"elementor elementor-37561\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dbb93b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3dbb93b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2758d1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2758d1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"note\">Photo credit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sierraneurosurgery.com\/\">www.sierraneurosurgery.com<\/a><\/span><br \/><br \/><em>Dr. Paul Ngalap Ayu, Consultant Orthopedic and Paediatric Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, Columbia Asia Hospital &#8211; Petaling Jaya A Healthy Business &#8211; Richard Evans, Chairman, Columbia Asia Group of Companies.<\/em><br \/><br \/>While you might be concerned over many aspects of your child\u2019s health, observing the degree of their spine curvature might not top the list. However, excessive curving of the spine could be a sign of scoliosis &#8211; a condition which can be managed with treatments such as exercise and even just medical observation.<br \/><br \/>But it needs to be diagnosed and diagnosed early. Find out how doctors investigate this condition, when to seek medical help and what treatments are available, with Dr. Paul Ngalap Ayu, Consultant Orthopedic and Paediatric Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon from Columbia Asia Hospital Petaling Jaya.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e42a66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2e42a66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2056c05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2056c05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Listen to the podcast<\/span>\u00a0<a class=\"GAEventTrack\" href=\"https:\/\/stagingsea.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia-legacy\/sites\/default\/files\/downloads\/podcast\/20151104-columbia-asia-scoliosis.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While you might be concerned over many aspects of your child\u2019s health, observing the degree of their spine curvature might not top the list. 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