The spine has to have its vertebrae aligned and healthy curves in place to function optimally. Spinal function refers to the spine's flexibility, strength, and ability to handle stress. Kyphosis causes an excessive spinal curve in the spine's coronal plane, while scoliosis causes the development of an unhealthy spinal curve in the sagittal plane; continue reading to...
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 for a scoliosis patient, staying active can help with treatment, not to mention being an important part of leading a scoliosis-friendly lifestyle. Scoliosis activity...
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 unpredictable growth spurts cause rapid-phase progression. Adolescents going through puberty are the most likely to experience rapid-phase progression. Scoliosis can...
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 is that families share a lot more than just genes, so let's explore what that means. Scoliosis is an ancient spinal condition, but we still don't fully understand what...
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 associated with a number of shortfalls that are addressed by modern corrective bracing, so understanding how the different treatment approaches shape spinal health is...
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 of 50, the rate of scoliosis increases due to spinal degeneration and degenerative scoliosis. When it comes to managing scoliosis in adults over 50, the focus is on...
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 combined with a proactive treatment plan, yoga for scoliosis can help in a number of ways; continue reading to find out more. Yoga is an ancient practice capable of...
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 help relax the spine’s surrounding muscles, making the spine and body more responsive to treatment, and providing pain relief. There are a number of therapies that can...
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 experience of life with the condition, and curvature type is an important factor. Not only are there different types and severity levels of scoliosis, the unnatural spinal...
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, including patient age; when it comes to rib pain, this is more common in adults and/or in severe cases with a lot of rotation. The effects of scoliosis can be widespread...
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, associated with some symptoms that can contribute to weight gain, and conservative scoliosis treatment can contribute to weight loss. Weight changes aren’t a common...
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 and muscles; for example, a muscular imbalance can develop as the spine’s surrounding muscles struggle to support its unnatural bend and twist. Scoliosis is...