Scoliosis Treatment Case Study: 15 Year Old Female 32° Curve It pays to address Scoliosis early. These results are from a 15 year-old female under our care for 2 years utilizing the ScoliBrace, home SEAS exercises, and a home traction ScoliRoll. Her curvature started at 32 degrees and is now at 15 degrees. Curves under […]
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Soft scoliosis braces are very effective, but what about other alternative methods of treating scoliosis? As we covered previously, the soft brace is an advanced method of treatment. Soft braces can be easily adjusted beneath clothes. Thus image is not affected. It is especially helpful for children. Since physical activity is not much impacted, children […]
Soft scoliosis braces are a technological innovation whose time has come. Soft Scoliosis Braces: The Future of Scoliosis Treatment As we covered previously, there are two types of scoliosis braces – hard braces and soft braces. Static or hard braces are usually molded from hard plastic and used to hold your body in place in order […]
Scoliosis Traction Chairs are Experimental In use since about 2005 with the CLEAR institute, Scoliosis Traction Chairs have been used for treating children with Adolescent Idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). The principle behind their use is to elongate the spine by constraining the child to the chair using a series of straps placed at the apices of […]
Soft scoliosis bracing is one of the more intriguing developments in scoliosis treatment. Scoliosis Treatment Options and the Effectiveness of Bracing Recent developments in scoliosis treatment options are geared in reducing the impact caused by braces on patients. Soft braces encourage corrective alignment in the anterior plane as this increases safety for the patient. Where […]
Before scoliosis can be treated with any of the scoliosis treatment options out there you have to have a basic understanding of it. What are the Causes of Scoliosis? For idiopathic scoliosis cases, no specific cause is known as yet. And yet is the most common form of scoliosis, forming 8 out of every 10 cases. […]
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is still largely a mystery. While we know that part of it is caused by genetics, i.e. if one parent has a history of it in his or her family then there is a chance it can be passed on to the next generation. Scoliosis has no cure, but it can be […]
Scoliosis treatment options also are based on a visit to a chiropractor, and receiving treatment from a spine specialist. Why Chiropractic Treatment Makes Sense as a Scoliosis Treatment Option In treating scoliosis, chiropractic physicians generally are proactive; also they do not embrace a “wait and see” approach to find out if the condition gradually worsens […]
Scoliosis is often thought to affect children and teenagers, however, it can also affect adults as well. It is called late onset scoliosis… Late Onset Scoliosis Late onset scoliosis is a fancy term for scoliosis that affects adults instead of young people. According to this University of Maryland Medical Center artcile: “Degenerative adult scoliosis occurs when […]
If your family has a history of idiopathic scoliosis, you probably want to know more about it. In part one of this series, we covered some fast facts about scoliosis. This article will continue this topic and expand on it. How Is Scoliosis Diagnosed and How Is It Treated? How is scoliosis diagnosed? “Diagnosing scoliosis […]
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