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This guide is not intended to replace the advice of a healthcare professional. Each case of scoliosis is unique and must be evaluated on an individual basis. Please consult with a scoliosis specialist before deciding upon a treatment plan....
The CLEAR Scoliosis Institute has developed a program to support chiropractors in working with scoliosis patients. Most cases of mild scoliosis (under 25 degrees) in patients older than 13 can safely be managed by a chiropractor, provided certain guidelines are followed: Regular exams (at least every 12 visits) and regular x-rays (at least every six months)...
That’s what I was told by a number of chiropractors when I realized I had severe scoliosis and needed to do something about it. I was 73 at the time and was told over and over that I was too old to rehab and that a person needed to be young to “change” the spine. So I want to give the over 50’s a heads up that they too can be successful in working toward...
Have you ever wondered how or why it was decided that Cobb angle had to measure greater than 10 degrees in order for a spinal curvature to be formally diagnosed as a scoliosis? Or why bracing is recommended at 20 degrees, and surgery at 40?...
In October of 2015, the United States government began requiring healthcare practitioners to use a new system of diagnosis codes, called ICD 10, which stands for International Classification of Disease, 10th edition. This article is intended to assist healthcare professionals in using the correct diagnosis codes with cases of scoliosis....
Chiropractors have always been fascinated by abnormal curvatures of the spine and have sought to treat the cause through the adjustment. There is a recent trend emerging in regards to how chiropractic care can address the faulty biomechanics of scoliosis and show significant decrease in the Cobb angle. Typically scoliosis is identified in adolescent patients and...
Noah is a 12 year-old boy who was diagnosed at an early age with Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome (RTS), a rare developmental disorder first described in 1963 by Dr. Jack Rubinstein and Dr. Hooshang Taybi. RTS is characterized by short stature, moderate to severe intellectual disability, distinctive facial features, and broad thumbs & first toes. Other common conditions...
Mary Jim is just another example of how the CLEAR protocol for care can help scoliosis patients of all ages. All her life, she has had to hem her left pants leg shorter than the right. She just thought her left hip was “flatter” than the right. After physically caring for her terminally ill husband and finally losing him, she shut down emotionally and just...
"People who say that it can't be done should not interrupt those of us who are doing it!" The unknown author of this quote precisely explained my thoughts and feelings after completing five days at the CLEAR Institute with Dr. Dennis Woggon. Although I knew I wanted to become a Chiropractor from a young age, it wasn’t until I started at Palmer that I became...
Scoliosis has been around for thousands of years, among people of every culture and country. Yet for all the time we have studied scoliosis, its true causes remain elusive. Some types of scoliosis have a directly-identifiable cause. Neuromuscular scoliosis, for example, occurs when a disease such as muscular dystrophy or cerebral palsy causes the spine to develop...
The following describes a typical CLEAR treatment session. Please note that this may be modified or changed at the discretion of the treating doctor, based upon the patient’s individual needs. The average length of one treatment session is between 90 and 150 minutes. Spinal Mobility Exercises A typical visit to a CLEAR Certified Chiropractor begins with the...