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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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. … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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, … Read more
Multilevel Degenerative Disc Disease: What It Really Means
Multilevel Degenerative Disc Disease: What It Really Means
The spine’s intervertebral discs shape overall spinal health in a number of ways. Most degenerative changes in the spine … Read more
15 Interesting Facts About Scoliosis You Should Know
15 Interesting Facts About Scoliosis You Should Know
Current estimates have close to seven million people living with scoliosis in the United States alone. While there are … Read more
Why the Spine Is So Important: A Simple Guide to Back Health
Why the Spine Is So Important: A Simple Guide to Back Health
Spinal health can be shaped by a number of lifestyle choices and factors; preserving its health and function involves … Read more
Harrington Rods: Long-Term Effects & Modern Options
Harrington Rods: Long-Term Effects & Modern Options
Spinal fusion surgery has the goal of stopping progression. Harrington rods revolutionized spinal fusion surgery in the mid-20th century, … Read more
Hyperlordosis: Causes, Symptoms & Spine Treatment Guide
Hyperlordosis: Causes, Symptoms & Spine Treatment Guide
Lordosis refers to an inward spinal curve, and while there is a healthy range of lordosis, if a person’s … Read more
Retrolisthesis: Causes, Symptoms & Spine Treatment Guide
Retrolisthesis: Causes, Symptoms & Spine Treatment Guide
Retrolisthesis causes a vertebra to slip backwards onto the vertebral body below. Vertebrae that aren’t stacked on top of … Read more
How Many People Have Scoliosis? Key Numbers You Should Know
How Many People Have Scoliosis? Key Numbers You Should Know
Scoliosis causes the spine to develop an unnatural lateral spinal curvature that rotates, and while most people have heard … Read more
What Causes Adult Scoliosis? Key Factors Explained
What Causes Adult Scoliosis? Key Factors Explained
While childhood scoliosis is more commonly diagnosed, the rate of scoliosis increases among the aging population, and this is … Read more
Non-Fusion Options for Adult Scoliosis Relief
Non-Fusion Options for Adult Scoliosis Relief
Not all cases of adult scoliosis develop in adulthood. The main type to affect adults is pre-existing, likely from … Read more
Can You Straighten a Scoliotic Spine? Here’s What To Know
Can You Straighten a Scoliotic Spine? Here’s What To Know
Progressive conditions can be more complex to treat because their nature is to get worse over time, so successful … Read more
Scoliosis & Osteoporosis: What You Should Know
Scoliosis & Osteoporosis: What You Should Know
Scoliosis affects the spine by causing an unnatural lateral curvature to develop that also rotates, and osteoporosis is a … Read more
Understanding Spinal Deformity: A Complete Patient Guide
Understanding Spinal Deformity: A Complete Patient Guide
A healthy spine has its vertebrae aligned and its natural curves in place. If the spine’s alignment changes and … Read more