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Sporty teen left in agony after debilitating condition saw spine grow 48 degrees off-centre

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A teen who was 'really into PE, sports, and athletics' has spoken of her 'agony' after a debilitating condition saw her spine grow 48 DEGREES off-centre.

Nicole Clowes, a mortgage advisor from Chorley, had loved competing in high jump competitions before she was diagnosed with scoliosis.

She was fitted with a back brace aged 15, but struggled to even sit for exams and endured bullying over the condition. She made the decision to undergo spinal-fusion surgery, which at the time was only performed by a handful of surgeons in the UK.

Despite the risks, Nicole said she was just desperate ‘to feel normal', reports LancsLive. READ MORE: The night the Northern Quarter will never forget READ MORE: Over 4,000 new student homes could soon be coming to Manchester - as plans for three huge tower blocks unveiled She had the surgery, which was considered high risk for paralysis, at Alder Hey Hospital at 16 - her bottom two thoracic and top two lumbar vertebrae were fused, using a titanium rod and four pins and bone graft from her rib.

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