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Treating Spinal Curves Up to 120 Degrees
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Nov
2016

Treating Spinal Curves Up to 120 Degrees

Erika

  It has often recommended that, if an individual with scoliosis displays a Cobb angle of 50 degrees or more, they should seek surgical treatment in order to correct their curve. However, we at Scoliosis SOS have demonstrated on multiple occasions that patients with a 55 degree curve or more can be successfully treated using non-surgical methods.  We … Read more

22
Nov
2016

Congenital Scoliosis: Your Questions Answered

Erika

  The most common form of scoliosis is idiopathic scoliosis, which usually develops during adolescence and has no known cause (although science is gradually getting closer to solving that mystery). The vast majority of idiopathic scoliosis patients are diagnosed between the ages of 10 and 18; as a general rule, the characteristic spinal curve does not develop … Read more

18
Nov
2016

How to Improve Your Posture: Exercises to Try at Home

Erika

If you read our recent blog post about the effects of bad posture, you’ll know how detrimental postural problems can be to a person’s overall health. Unfortunately, certain jobs / activities can put you at a particularly high risk for poor posture – for example, you are more likely to have bad posture if you: … Read more

16
Nov
2016

Spinal Muscular Atrophy: How is This Condition Linked to Scoliosis?

Erika

Spinal muscular atrophy, often abbreviated to SMA, is a genetic disease which impacts the nerve cells connecting the brain and spinal cord to the body’s muscles. Due to deterioration of the link between these nerves and muscles, physical activity becomes progressively difficult, as the muscles begin to weaken and shrink. While the cause remains the … Read more

14
Nov
2016

Treating 30 Degree Scoliosis

Erika

Earlier this year, we treated 17-year-old Francisco, who had been diagnosed with scoliosis and whose spine was displaying a 30-degree curve. Francisco’s scoliosis was first spotted by a physiotherapist he had been seeing after picking up a shoulder injury while playing tennis; he was sent to the hospital for an X-ray, and a week later, … Read more