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, …
Why is this important? Because most scoliosis cases are idiopathic (of unknown cause), yet their progression stems from a neurological problem with the brain’s control of the spine in response to gravity. The brain incorrectly perceives gravity and misorients the spine. It should tell the spine to straighten, but it doesn’t. Posture control is an …
Another serious issue with scoliosis bracing is that bones cannot grow properly without intermittent pressure. The theory behind bracing is that it will open the inside of the curve (the concavity) by removing pressure and encouraging growth on the concave side of the curve (the convexity). But you need intermittent pressure on bones to stimulate …
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Avoid Braces and Surgery with Improved Brain-Muscle Communication ScoliSMART™ scoliosis exercises help you or your child stop scoliosis progression so braces and surgery are never needed. All exercise therapies for scoliosis deserve some merit because they aim to correct the condition by retraining the body instead of forcing it to be straighter. Their goals of …
Although we don’t know the exact causes of idiopathic scoliosis, research does show that miscommunication between the brain and body causes its progression. The postural control centers in the brain should create automatic responses and send out a signal that the body is not balanced, but they don’t. We use patented scoliosis equipment and exercises …
