Osteopathy and Scoliosis: Can It Help?
Osteopathy and Scoliosis: Can It Help?
While a variety of physical therapy approaches work towards a similar goal of pain relief and improving mobility, the principles, …
How Is Loss of Lumbar Lordosis Treated?
How Is Loss of Lumbar Lordosis Treated?
The spine’s natural and healthy curves are key to its overall health. A healthy spine should have its curves and …
Does Mild Scoliosis Need Treatment? Explained
Does Mild Scoliosis Need Treatment? Explained
Mild scoliosis does not always need the same level of treatment, but it should be assessed and monitored carefully. For …
Can You Sleep With a Back Brace On? What to Know
Can You Sleep With a Back Brace On? What to Know
Scoliosis bracing can play a key role in the treatment of early childhood, adolescent, and adult scoliosis, and when combined …
Scoliosis After 60: What Seniors Should Know
Scoliosis After 60: What Seniors Should Know
Scoliosis is most commonly diagnosed in adolescents but can affect all ages, including older adults. In fact, the actual rate …
Adam’s Forward Bend Test Explained: How It Detects Scoliosis
Adam’s Forward Bend Test Explained: How It Detects Scoliosis
Scoliosis can be difficult to notice early, especially when changes are subtle. That is why knowing the common signs and …
The 4 Main Types of Scoliosis (and What They Mean)
The 4 Main Types of Scoliosis (and What They Mean)
Part of diagnosing scoliosis includes comprehensive assessment to further classify cases by patient age, curve location, severity, and type. The …
Risser Stage and Scoliosis Progression Risk
Risser Stage and Scoliosis Progression Risk
Part of the focus of childhood scoliosis treatment is counteracting progression. Growth is the main trigger for progression, so how …
Weight Training With Scoliosis: Is It Safe?
Weight Training With Scoliosis: Is It Safe?
No weight lifting should be attempted before having the activity cleared by a patient’s scoliosis treatment provider. The more severe …
Thoracic Scoliosis: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Thoracic Scoliosis: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
There are many different types of scoliosis with unique causes, symptoms, rates of progression, and treatment needs. Scoliosis causes the …
Does Mild Scoliosis Cause Pain? Key Factors Explained
Does Mild Scoliosis Cause Pain? Key Factors Explained
Diagnosing scoliosis should include a comprehensive assessment that determines a number of key scoliosis/patient variables. Scoliosis pain can involve the …
Can Scoliosis Affect the Heart? What to Watch For
Can Scoliosis Affect the Heart? What to Watch For
Scoliosis symptoms can vary widely and are shaped by a number of factors. While cardiac issues aren’t considered a primary …
What Is Considered Severe Scoliosis? A Clear Guide
What Is Considered Severe Scoliosis? A Clear Guide
Scoliosis severity is determined by curve size and treatment plans are crafted in response. A number of measurements are taken …
What Should I Avoid If I Have Scoliosis?
What Should I Avoid If I Have Scoliosis?
While no two cases of scoliosis are the same, there are certain activities and lifestyle factors that may need to …
What Parents Should Know About Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis
What Parents Should Know About Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis
Juvenile scoliosis is idiopathic, but we know it’s growth that makes it progress, and we understand the importance of early …
Can Scoliosis Cause Sciatica? What to Know
Can Scoliosis Cause Sciatica? What to Know
Sciatica refers to symptoms of pain and discomfort felt along the sciatic nerve’s pathway. Lumbar scoliosis in adults is the …
Treatment for Scoliosis Without Surgery: What Works?
Treatment for Scoliosis Without Surgery: What Works?
Evidence-based nonsurgical scoliosis treatment includes scoliosis-specific rehabilitative exercise, corrective bracing, and the potential of Chiropractic BioPhysics® as an adjunctive treatment. …
Does Scoliosis Go Away? What You Need to Know
Does Scoliosis Go Away? What You Need to Know
The majority of scoliosis cases are progressive, and the main trigger for progression is growth, so most cases of childhood …
How to Sleep with Scoliosis: Best Positions & Tips
How to Sleep with Scoliosis: Best Positions & Tips
Scoliosis causes the spine to curve and rotate unnaturally, and common effects include postural changes, mobility changes, and pain. While …
Dextroscoliosis of the Thoracic Spine: What You Should Know
Dextroscoliosis of the Thoracic Spine: What You Should Know
Scoliosis ranges widely in severity, and there are also different types with a variety of curve patterns. A comprehensive initial …
Rotoscoliosis: What Is It and Why the Twist Matters
Rotoscoliosis: What Is It and Why the Twist Matters
Scoliosis severity is determined by a measurement known as Cobb angle that’s based on curve size, but a patient’s angle …
Adult vs Teen Scoliosis Pain Symptoms Explained
Adult vs Teen Scoliosis Pain Symptoms Explained
In addition to pain, scoliosis can cause postural changes and disruptions to balance, coordination, and gait. There are a number …
Spondylosis vs Spondylolisthesis: What’s the Difference?
Spondylosis vs Spondylolisthesis: What’s the Difference?
Like the rest of the body, the spine will experience degenerative changes with age and the cumulative effect of lifestyle …
Disc Desiccation: What It Means on Your MRI Report
Disc Desiccation: What It Means on Your MRI Report
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive diagnostic tool that captures high-resolution 3-dimensional images of an area in question, including …