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Oct

2016

Cerebral Palsy and Scoliosis

Erika

While the majority of scoliosis cases occur without any prominent connection to the sufferer’s overall health and lifestyle, there are several medical conditions which can lead to what is commonly known as neuromuscular scoliosis, or myopathic scoliosis. This is caused by abnormalities of the myoneural pathways of the body, and often leads to a more … Read more

Oct

2016

Dowager's Hump: Information & Treatment Advice

Erika

Scoliosis refers to a sideways (lateral) curvature of the spine, but when your spine curves forward, this is often referred to as a Dowager’s Hump. If you have Osteoporosis of the spine (a medical condition in which the bones become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue), your vertebrate can fracture, causing Kyphosis (an excessive outward … Read more

Oct

2016

Spotting it Early: The Symptoms of Scoliosis

Erika

Scoliosis is a debilitating condition that often has a very adverse impact on the lives of those it affects, which is why it is important that the scoliosis symptoms are spotted early. Many scoliotics suffer from chronic pain, limited flexibility, and muscular imbalance, and more severe cases of spinal curvature can even lead to … Read more

Sep

2016

Congenital Heart Defects and Scoliosis

Erika

How we helped a woman with tricuspid atresia to manage her spinal curve Congenital heart disease (CHD) can manifest itself in a number of different ways. For example, people born with tricuspid atresia – an absence of the heart’s tricuspid valve – frequently experience fatigue, shortness of breath, and cyanosis (where the skin assumes a … Read more

Sep

2016

Difference among physiotherapists, chiropractors & osteopaths?

Erika

When seeking out non-surgical treatments for scoliosis, it’s easy to feel somewhat overwhelmed and confused by the number of approaches which exist, particularly when their aims appear to be so similar. Physiotherapists, chiropractors, osteopaths…what do all of these practitioners actually do? How do their methods differ from one another? Are these titles all just different names … Read more