Non-invasive Treatment Options for Your Child Doctors have used scoliosis braces for over 450 years and surgery for over 150 years. Neither treatment stops scoliosis progression and both cause pain and serious complications. Bracing can make the spine straighter while your child wears it, but it weakens the muscles so much that curves quickly worsen …
Retraining the Brain Corrects the Miscommunication The good news is that neuromuscular retraining exercises can halt scoliosis progression whether the curve is minimal or extreme. Coupled with nutritional supplements to correct imbalances, this is the closest you can get to a cure. The ScoliSMART™ Auto Response Training uses balance, weights, exercises and patented equipment to …
Additional Factors Lead to Curve Progression Weak muscles don’t lead to scoliosis curve progression, either. Curve progression appears to be largely dependent on genetic and environmental influences ranging from nutritional deficiencies to specific athletic activities. Your child may be genetically predisposed to severe scoliosis (curves that progress to over 45 degrees) or may have a …
A Spinal Curve is just the Symptom of Brain/Muscle Miscommunication Most cases of scoliosis are idiopathic, meaning of unknown cause. This may cause terror if your child has scoliosis, anxiety if you have scoliosis, or bewilderment if you’re the doctor who detects it. Idiopathic implies we don’t understand what causes scoliosis, but we have learned …
Weight-bearing exercises can reverse adult scoliosis regardless of the cause or nutritional factors. You may cringe at the idea of “exercises” because your pain is so intense. If you suffer from chronic pain, you are a great candidate for whole body vibration therapy. Vibration therapy causes muscle contractions and improves bone density. It strengthens muscles …
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Declining bone density is a major factor in adult scoliosis. It’s essential that you find out why your bone density is decreasing if you have scoliosis. Menopause can lead to bone mineral loss which causes the spine to deteriorate rapidly. Bone density loss isn’t just a women’s issue, though. It may start earlier in women …
Chronic pain and limited function are two common signs of scoliosis in adults. You may have chronic back, neck or hip pain and not realize it’s caused by degenerative scoliosis because your spinal curve isn’t noticeable. Or, you may have had adolescent scoliosis and been told it doesn’t progress in adulthood. It turns out that …
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The Best Opportunity for Spinal Correction No one knows exactly why this coil down effect happens, but it appears to be connected to adverse mechanical tension on the central nervous system, the brain and the spinal cord. The opportunity for spinal correction is much greater before this crankshaft phenomenon of rotation and torque starts because …
Untreated, scoliosis often progresses to 45 degrees or more, which is when doctors start recommending surgery. This is extremely frustrating because the same doctors typically suggest you “wait and watch” your child’s mild scoliosis (curves less than 20 degrees) to see if it’s progressing. ScoliSMART™ doctors never recommend waiting. Early intervention is crucial because scoliosis …
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Auto Response Training Exercises Don’t Look Like Gym Class The exercises that stimulate subconscious automatic postural control centers aren’t the ones you would see in gym class. They’re balancing exercises in which small amounts of weight are put on the head, torso and pelvis. These exercises help the brain perceive a different center of mass, …
