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Dr. Geck has been providing scoliosis care in Austin, TX since 2002, and has one of largest spinal deformity practices in the southwestern United States.

Dr. Geck has been providing scoliosis care in Austin, Texas since 2002, and has one of largest spinal deformity practices in the southwestern United States. He has performed over 1200 spine operations. He specializes in the advanced care of scoliosis, spinal deformity, and other complex spine problems in patients of every age, child and adult alike. Too often people are told, "the curve is too large", or "its just too difficult." Our experience means that we see difficult cases every day. You can trust our team with your care or your child's care.

09/14/2025

There are new minimally invasive procedures that are fusionless that can be used to treat patients with progressive scoliosis. Tethering techniques work on one side of the curve to prevent it from worsening. By slowing the anterior growth of the spine, the lateral side can catch up. At the two-year follow-up of patients, 80 percent of the patients had either stabilized or improved. The best outcomes were among children 8 to 11 years old. Vertebral Body Stapling uses a series of staples on one side of the vertebrae to correct scoliosis like braces on teeth. Vertebral Body Tethering uses a cable attached to one side of the vertebrae to correct and then control the curve. A benefit of these fusionless, minimally invasive techniques is that they don’t burn any bridges, and if necessary, more traditional corrective instrumentation can be used later on.

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09/09/2025

Early detection of scoliosis is crucial. Scoliosis is seen more often in young girls than boys, but it can affect both. It can appear at birth, or later on as the child grows into their teens. Many school programs have a scoliosis screening program with a school nurse who can easily detect scoliosis by having the child bend over and look for a high or uneven shoulder blades. If scoliosis is suspected, the next step is to have an orthopedic surgeon perform X-rays and measure the degree of curve. This will be important to document if the curve is worsening or staying the same. Dr. Matthew Geck is a world renowned specialist in adolescent and adult scoliosis. His practice in Austin is referred patients from across the United States.

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09/05/2025

Scoliosis is a musculoskeletal disorder that adversely affects the shape of the spine. A scoliotic spine (when viewed from behind) will not be straight and may instead look like the letter "C" or "S" due to the curvature. Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine that can be either developmental (children/teenagers) or degenerative (adults). In both scenarios, it represents a mechanical imbalance in the spine that can lead to pain, discomfort, and limitations. Ultimately, as the curve worsens, it causes an abnormal curvature in the spine. This will often result in a rotation of the spine and rib cage, which affects the symmetry of the shoulders, trunk and waist.

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09/03/2025

Scoliosis Texas has a world-class reputation for treating complex and common pediatric spine problems. We focus exclusively on scoliosis, kyphosis, and other spinal deformities and have seen cases of every kind. Scoliosis is in most cases a painless condition that can progress unnoticed for years. Dr. Geck cares for scoliosis at every stage of life, giving him insight into how scoliosis affects patients at every age. That means you receive expert advice and care no matter your age or diagnosis.

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08/17/2025

Matthew Geck, MD

Board-certified Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in Scoliosis & Spinal Deformity

Fellowship-Trained in Adult and Pediatric Spine Surgery

Co-Chief, Ascension Texas Spine and Scoliosis Center

Chief, Scoliosis and Complex Spine Program

Assistant Professor Dell Medical School Department of Surgery and Preoperative Care

Co-Founder/Medical Director of SpineHope, a non-profit organization that transforms the lives of children with spinal deformities worldwide through surgery, education and research

Dr. Geck performs surgeries in South America through his non-profit foundation SpineHope. Dr. Geck also contributes his time as Medical Director for SpineHope which performs free spine surgery for children in poverty-stricken countries across South America and elsewhere. Dr. Geck has traveled to more than 20 international locations, performing spinal deformity surgeries at various hospitals across South America. He has supervised or performed over 200 spine surgeries in these locales, and has seen over 1,000 children with severe or neglected spinal deformities. Through SpineHope, Dr. Geck provides advanced training to local spine surgeons at these hospitals in the specialty of spinal deformity and scoliosis. To learn more about this foundation, visit SpineHope.org

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08/10/2025

Vertebral Body Tethering involves the concept of bone growth modulation which is based off the Hueter-Volkmann principle, which states that bone under more pressure will grow slower and denser than bone not under stress. The bone on the inside part of the curve will grow slower and denser than the bone on the outer part of the curve which in turn creates a vertebrae more wedge shaped. While wearing a brace stops the curve from worsening, tethering actually reverses the curve. With Vertebral Body Tethering, loading is applied directly to the spine with a surgical procedure, which creates bone growth modulation and attempts to provide some correction of the spinal curve — if the patient has young with more bone growth in the future. Benefits of vertebral body tethering include less invasive than open scoliosis surgery, less surgical hardware is used, and more motion preservation than rods. The Tethering System is made up of anchors, bone screws, cord and set screws. During surgery, the scoliosis surgeon places the anchor and bone screw into the patient’s spine on the side of the spinal curve. The polymer cord is then secured to the bone screws using set screws. The surgeon then applies tension to the cord to partially reduce the curve in the person’s spine. The cord continues to straighten the spine as the patient continues to grow. Recovery can be fairly quick with the young patient being released to return to activity and to athletics about a month to six weeks after surgery. “The key issue is performing the procedure when the teen is young enough where they have at least a third of their growth spurt left. For girls that would mean doing the procedure before age 14 or 15, and for boys, before about age 16. Overall, this new scoliosis correction method is less invasive than using rods to de-rotate and straighten the curve. But again, there is a key window of time that we must adhere to.”

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08/06/2025

In a child or adolescent, where the bones are not fully formed as in an adult, wearing an external brace can sometimes be effective at stopping progression of the curve. When bracing fails to work or is not an option, there are now two new minimally invasive options that access the spine through tiny incisions near the ribs. Vertebral Body Stapling uses a series of staples on one side of the vertebrae to correct scoliosis like braces on teeth. Vertebral Body Tethering uses a cable attached to one side of the vertebrae to correct and then control the curve. Both techniques work on one side of the curve to prevent it from worsening during the adolescent growth spurt. Sometimes it may be the only surgery needed. A benefit of both minimally invasive techniques is that they don’t burn any bridges and more traditional corrective instrumentation can be used later on if necessary. Tethering applies mostly to adolescent spinal curves that are still in the growth spurt stage. Typically the teen needs to have 30% of their growth left (age 14 for girls and age 16 for boys). A candidate would have idiopathic scoliosis with curve less than 65 degrees who are generally flexible and whose bone structure is large enough to accept the installation of screws and anchors into the vertebrae. The young patient should also have failed traditional bracing, or cannot tolerate wearing a brace.

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08/01/2025

Matthew J. Geck MD is a board-certified, fellowship-trained spine and scoliosis surgeon. He is experienced in minimally invasive scoliosis surgery, spinal stapling and tethering (fusionless scoliosis surgery), complex spinal reconstruction, osteotomy surgery, and revision surgeries. Dr. Geck’s practice is exclusively focused on the niche of spine and scoliosis surgery. This includes patients with adult and pediatric scoliosis, kyphosis, failed surgeries, spinal cord compression, flatback syndrome and other complex spinal problems. He specialty spine practice has been based in Austin since 2002. Over the past 20 years, Dr. Geck has performed over 3,000 spine surgeries. His scoliosis practice receives patients from across Texas, surrounding areas and Mexico.

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07/28/2025

Scoliosis is a condition where the spine deviates from its normal alignment and leads to abnormal curvature of the spine. The normal shape of the spine helps with weight-bearing, balance, and shock absorption. Adult scoliosis is most commonly due to degeneration of joints in the spine, and treatment is generally based on severity of pain or functional limitations. Advanced scoliosis can cause back pain and difficulty breathing. If pain persists or physical function is significantly limited, surgery may be considered. Surgery is indicated when patients have severe pain or if the curvature is progressively getting worse. Whenever possible, we perform surgery using minimally invasive techniques to help you recover faster and with less pain.

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07/21/2025

Dr. Matthew Geck is a highly experienced scoliosis specialist. Dr. Matthew Geck is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and fellowship-trained in Adult and Pediatric Spine Surgery. We offer highly specialized treatments that may not be available elsewhere. Dr. Matthew Geck upholds the highest standards of patient care. We offer less invasive surgical techniques that can help you recover faster and with less pain. If you’ve been told you need spine surgery, we can give you a second opinion. We guide you through every step of spine surgery, from your initial consultation to rehabilitation.

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07/14/2025

Dr. Matthew Geck has devoted his career to caring for patients with scoliosis, kyphosis, and complex spinal problems. He has one of the largest spinal deformity practices in southwest United States. Dr. Geck ’s professional career has been almost exclusively dedicated to patients with scoliosis. His studies have led him to the development of various treatments, techniques, and procedures for scoliosis. We have been at the cutting edge of scoliosis care and each subsequent innovation since we started in Austin in 2002. Dr. Geck specializes in various minimally invasive surgical techniques to get patients back to activity. The treatment options for scoliosis continue to advance in partnership with the new predictive knowledge that genetic testing can give us in children and adolescents. The majority of cases in adolescents tend to have a genetic basis. This experience pays off for our patients. Experienced surgeons lead to better results and more importantly better outcomes.

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07/07/2025

Scoliosis Texas serves children and adults with scoliosis, spinal deformities, and other complex spine problems in a patient and family centered, disease focused, multidisciplinary center. Dr. Matthew Geck is dedicated to providing the very best scoliosis treatment in Texas. Focusing his practice on the treatment of scoliosis and other spinal disorders, Dr. Geck has grown to become the top scoliosis specialist. Whether it is tethering or minimally invasive surgery for scoliosis, or the most complicated surgery to fix a patient with spinal cord compression, the final judges of our service to our community is our patients. Our goal is to return you or your child to normal life.

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1600 W 38th Street, Ste 200
Austin, TX
78731

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Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

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http://www.scoliosistexas.com/

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