As the child grows, the tether straightens the curve by slowing growth on one side of the spine and promoting growth on the other.
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Kate Snow,
NBC news,
4 Dec. 2025
No rest for the weary (or, in her case, the never-worn), Maxine straightens her unblemished aqua blue attire, hustles her heeled feet over to the receiver, and picks up a fresh piece of gossip — gossip that sends her scurrying back out on her next errand.
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