The Journey of a Titilayo Usman from Nigeria Straighten Her Crocked Spine in India
“My name is Titilayo Usman when I was younger; I was a superb swimmer. I’ve been on a swimming since I was 5 years old. I knew all the swimming strokes and my specialty has always been back and breast. However at the age of 12, I seemed to continually be getting disqualified for my touch. I swore I touched with both arms. A swim official decided to test me and took a look at my touch. She happened be a doctor and suggested that maybe I had a curvature of the spine. She informed my mother I need to be checked for scoliosis. It turned into the first time, I heard the word! My mother made an appointment with our pediatrician. All the tests had been done; an X-ray and a CT scan. Once we got the result back, it was confirmed, that at the age of 12...