Scoliosis

Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine from the front view of at least 10 degrees. It is a very serious concern in the pediatric patient, where an increase in the growth of height often leads to a rapid increase in curvature. If the spinal curve gets large enough, surgery is often recommended (Harrington rods).

In adults scoliosis can cause debilitating back pains and arthritis. We have had success treating scoliosis of all ages. Whereas the medical community may “watch and wait”, we offer several options for patients with scoliosis:

SpineCor bracing (smaller curves 10-50°)
Scolibrace - larger curves greater than 35°
CBP technique for scoliosis (mirror-image® traction methods)
Corrective exercise program (incorporating CBP® mirror-image® and SpineCor corrective exercises on the PowerPlate®)

SpineCor (dynamic corrective soft brace)

SpineCor bracing is the first dynamic and corrective brace for idiopathic scoliosis. It has been proven to reduce the curvature of scoliosis in the majority of pediatric cases (up to 95%). For more info go to: www.scoliosisgta.com

Scolibrace (over-corrective rigid brace)

Scolibrace is a mirror-image® rigid brace. Very similar to the TLSO (Boston brace) it gets custom created and is fitted on the patient and secured by Velcro fasteners. Although this brace is new on the market, it is showing excellent results in reducing large scoliosis curves as it holds the patient not in a neutral position (as in TLSO/Boston bracing) but in an opposite pattern to the original deformity. For this reason, the Scolibrace doesn’t succumb to the same deficiencies of spinal muscle atrophy and deconditioning as is seen with traditional rigid braces.

CBP Technique for Scoliosis

Chiropractic BioPhysics Technique incorporates mirror-image® exercises, adjustments, and traction techniques to correct the spine and posture. For scoliosis cases, this can be very effective. This is most effective for lumbar curves and single curves. Often scoliosis patients have a leg length discrepancy (shorter leg) which exacerbates a scoliotic curve – we screen all patients for this.

Corrective Exercise Program for Scoliosis

Corrective exercises custom to a scoliotic curvature (i.e. reverse/mirror-image) can be effective if practiced often enough. These types of exercises need to be done precisely in the opposite pattern as the curvature and therefore, require much practice and discipline in movement. We combine this with the acceleration effect of the PowerPlate® vibration technology to get superior training effects.

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Scoliosis

SpineCor bracing (smaller curves 10-50°)

Scolibrace - larger curves greater than 35°

CBP technique for scoliosis (mirror-image® traction methods)

Corrective exercise program (incorporating CBP® mirror-image® and SpineCor corrective exercises on the PowerPlate®)

SpineCor (dynamic corrective soft brace)

Scolibrace (over-corrective rigid brace)

CBP Technique for Scoliosis

Corrective Exercise Program for Scoliosis

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