How an Elite Gymnast With Scoliosis Continues to Pursue Her Dreams

Gymnast Olivia Kelly is an NCAA Division I gymnast who has represented Barbados on the world stage. Diagnosed with scoliosis at age 15, she was determined to continue competing at an elite level, so her care team at NewYork-Presbyterian, led by Dr. Benjamin Roye, developed a non-surgical treatment plan. The treatment, which included wearing a brace and the Schroth Method (a scoliosis-specific therapy that works to improve spinal alignment through stretching, strengthening, and breathing exercises), has allowed Olivia to keep pursuing her gymnastics dreams.
NewYork-Presbyterian is one of the nation’s most comprehensive academic health care delivery systems, dedicated to providing the highest quality, most compassionate care to patients in the New York metropolitan area and throughout the globe. In collaboration with two renowned medical schools, Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, NewYork-Presbyterian is consistently recognized as a leader in medical education, ground-breaking research and innovative, patient-centered clinical care.