What is Dorsal Scoliosis?

Scoliosis is a sideways curving of the spine. The term dorsal scoliosis refers to any such curvature of the spine that occurs between the bottom of the neck and the top of the pelvis. The word ‘dorsal’ simply means ‘back’ (from the Latin dorsum), and as such, dorsal scoliosis is quite a vague diagnosis. Some medical practitioners refer to the ‘dorsal spine’, which encompasses both the thoracic vertebrae (the vertebrae attached to your ribs) and the lumbar vertebrae (the vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis). It is therefore more common and more informative for doctors to diagnose a patient with either thoracic scoliosis or lumbar scoliosis depending on where the spinal curve is located.

Symptoms of thoracic / lumbar scoliosis

Common symptoms of thoracic and lumbar scoliosis include:

Uneven shoulders, waist and hips
Body leaning to one side
Uneven rib cage alignment
One shoulder blade being more prominent than the other
One arm being longer than the other

How can scoliosis be treated?

Scoliosis is often treated using a method known as bracing – the patient wears a rigid plastic shell for 23 hours of the day to stop their spinal curve from progressing. In severe cases, spinal fusion surgery – a surgical procedure that involves the use of metal rods to fix and straighten the spine – may be recommended. However, these are not the only ways to treat scoliosis. Here at the Scoliosis SOS Clinic, we believe that the best way to treat is non-surgically, and so we treat our patients using the Schroth method and a combination of other exercise-based techniques that have been tested and proven to combat the effects of scoliosis. We call this the ScolioGold method. If you’re looking for scoliosis treatment that doesn’t involve a back brace or surgery, please contact us to find out more.

What is Dorsal Scoliosis?

Symptoms of thoracic / lumbar scoliosis

How can scoliosis be treated?

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