October is Spine Health Awareness Month and the Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush (MOR) pediatric spine physicians want parents to understand the importance of year-round scoliosis monitoring and early detection. MOR is the first center in the Midwest to develop and offer a new assessment tool to measure your child’s growth and monitor their spine health. This chart provides guidance for at-home testing for scoliosis and helps in the early detection of this progressive spine disease.

This free, nine by 38.8 inch growth chart allows parents to track their child’s height and monitor their spine health. It features a life size adult spine graphic, height indications, scoliosis signs and directions for conducting the Adams Forward Bend Test, an at-home assessment for detecting scoliosis. If you detect any scoliosis signs, visit the spine specialists at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush. Drs. Howard An and Christopher DeWald are among the best in the country to diagnose, evaluate, treat and monitor young patients with scoliosis. For more information and to order your free MOR growth chart, visit www.rushortho.com.