My patient was a 9yr old female awaiting a thoracoplasty surgery. She had an extensive curve onin her spine, whichand they started her on halo traction to help fix some of the curve prior to surgery. The traction adds weighted sandbags to a cord attached to the top of her head, where pins are inserted, two in the front and two in the back, attached to a halo shapedhalo-shaped apparatus. Her surgery wouldwill consist of removing some of her ribs to help with the hump caused by the shifting of the spine towards her left side. She was also to use the incentive spirometry every 4 hours of the day, to help with her lungs from the shift of the spine and the difference in her thoracic cage and diaphragm. Part of her history stated that she also has obstructive sleep apnea, which could also be related to scoliosis. While assessing, she had a cough, which could be from the factfact that her parents do smoke, making her more susceptible to increasing respiratory issues being more prominent than someone without scoliosis. Tonsils and adenoids were removed, due to several positive strep occurrences with enlarged tonsils and snoring. This could have contributed in correlation with her obstructive sleep apnea. Once she has her surgery, she will be spending another month at the hospital, while she recovers to be able to go home.