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Scoliosis treatment has long though to only be effective with the help of surgery: only surgery could straighten a spine. However, this is incorrect and could not be further from the truth.
Scoliosis has been proven by scientific and medical research to be able to be effectively treated by bracing and scoliosis specific exercises WITHOUT the need for surgery.
These educational resources, articles, posts, and pages contain information related to scoliosis treatment and how the spine and be straightened without surgery. These articles focus primarily on children and teens who can utilize their growth spurts to their advantage, but information related to and useful for adults can also be found here.
Beating Scoliosis: Josie’s Success Story Josie’s story is a classic example of successfully beating scoliosis here at Scoliosis Care CentersTM. Josie is now 15-year-old who was diagnosed with scoliosis when she was 9. After being diagnosed, She took the all too common “wait and see” approach for one year. Then Josie’s scoliosis worsened to a more severe …
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What are Your Scoliosis Treatment Goals? The success of any given scoliosis treatment varies depending on the type of scoliosis curve, the severity of the curve(s), as well as the age of the patient. Thus, setting realistic scoliosis treatment goals (posture corrections; curve severity; etc) and appropriate measurements of success are key. Five common scoliosis treatment goals …
Scoliosis Videos Special Thanks to Our Kids and Their Families We at Scoliosis Care CentersTM are extremely grateful to all of our patients and their parents who offered to share their journeys of their endeavors with scoliosis. Your stories are an inspiration to us all. We have compiled many of our patient’s scoliosis stories and videos …
Schroth Method Exercises (Schroth Physiotherapy) Written and reviewed for scientific and factual accuracy by Dr. Austin Jelcick, PhD and Dr. Matthew Janzen, DC. Last reviewed/edited on October 26, 2020. First published January 18, 2018. What is Schroth Physiotherapy? The Schroth physical therapy method (aka Schroth physiotherapy) incorporates exercises to strengthen weak muscles and lengthen shortened muscles while breathing …
Rachel’s Scoliosis Success Story Scoliosis – Primary right thoracic with developing left lumbar Meet Rachel Rachel’s scoliosis story began when she was just 9 years old. She was out snow skiing with her family and crashed in the snow. Her back hurt a little, but didn’t really give her too many problems until 6 months …
Kaylee’s Scoliosis Bracing Success Story Scoliosis – Surgical range “C” curve / Thoracolumbar Meet Kaylee Kaylee’s scoliosis bracing success story at Scoliosis Care Centers starts over ten years ago. Kaylee was first diagnosed with scoliosis in September 2008 at age 11. At that time, the curve was measured at 17 degrees. Doctors agreed to the …
Our Patients’ Scoliosis Success Stories Over the years we have treated scoliosis patients of all ages, curve types, and curve sizes. Here are a series of our patient’s scoliosis success stories. We hope that they help to explain their journey as scoliosis warriors, and that their stories can give you encouragement for your own journey! View …
Exercises To Help Scoliosis Teaching the muscles and body how to hold a corrective position through scoliosis exercises is an absolute necessity in long-term success for scoliosis treatment. There are two main problems that occur with the muscles in scoliosis: Exercises to Help Scoliosis: Is there really a benefit? Exercise plays a crucial role in treating …
Treating The Cause Of Scoliosis Written and reviewed for scientific and factual accuracy by Dr. Austin Jelcick, PhD and Dr. Matthew Janzen, DC. Last reviewed/edited on October 27, 2020. We don’t believe the cause of your child’s scoliosis should remain a mystery. A failure to target the root cause often sabotages treatment success. Understanding why your child’s scoliosis developed, how …
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