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November 27, 2024
Scoliosis and Sports: How to Stay Active Without Risk

The best way to stay safely active with scoliosis is to ensure no exercise or sport is practiced without first being cleared by a patient’s treatment provider. When a sport is deemed appropriate...

November 13, 2024
Can Scoliosis Happen Suddenly? Understanding Rapid Progression

While scoliosis can progress suddenly with growth spurts, it tends to develop and progress over time. The nature of scoliosis is to get more severe, and progression is triggered by growth. Rapid and...

October 30, 2024
Is Scoliosis Hereditary? Exploring Genetic Factors and Risks

Although having a family history of scoliosis is considered a risk factor, it's still not considered a genetic condition. Idiopathic scoliosis is thought to have some genetic factors, but the truth...

October 9, 2024
Scoliosis Back Brace: Benefits, Types, and How to Choose

While no back brace on its own is capable of correcting a scoliosis, when combined with other types of treatment, it can augment corrective treatment results. The traditional boston brace is...

September 25, 2024
Managing Scoliosis in Adults Over 50: Tips and Treatments

Scoliosis is a structural spinal condition that causes a loss of its healthy curves, and while it is more commonly diagnosed in children, it also affects adults. When it comes to adults over the age...

September 11, 2024
Yoga for Scoliosis: Improve Flexibility and Reduce Pain

Scoliosis is a complex condition; its treatment plans need to be fully customized to address specific condition and patient factors that vary from person to person. When scoliosis-specific and...

August 28, 2024
Scoliosis Massage: Is it Worth It? Pros and Cons

There is no one form of treatment capable of correcting scoliosis on its own; the condition is too complex and necessitates a multifaceted treatment approach. When scoliosis-specific, massage can...

August 14, 2024
Scoliosis Curvature Types: Classification and Characteristics

Part of the reason scoliosis is considered a complex spinal condition to treat is because each case is unique; there are a number of patient and condition variables that shape a patient’s...

July 31, 2024
Scoliosis Rib Pain: Can Scoliosis Cause Rib Pain?

Scoliosis is a highly-prevalent structural spinal condition that we’re still learning about. Scoliosis affects all ages, and the condition’s effects can differ based on a number of variables,...

July 10, 2024
Does Scoliosis Affect Your Weight? [What You Should Know]

Scoliosis is a spinal condition that disrupts the body’s symmetry through postural changes, but weight gain and/or loss isn’t considered a common effect of the condition. Scoliosis is, however,...

June 26, 2024
Scoliosis Muscle Imbalance: Symptoms and Treatment Options

Although scoliosis is a spinal condition, its effects aren’t just limited to the spine alone. An unnatural spinal curve can affect the entire body, along with the spine and its surrounding nerves...

June 12, 2024
Scoliosis Dos And Dont's To Follow In Your Day-to-Day Life

While it’s important for everyone to be mindful of spinal health, for those living with a progressive spinal condition like scoliosis, it can be particularly important. Understanding spinal health...

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