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Jul

2019

Treating Scoliosis with PSSEs

Erika

Physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercises (PSSEs) are an increasingly popular non-surgical method for treating scoliosis. PSSEs – so named to differentiate them from non-specific physiotherapy programmes – aim to provide a more functional approach to scoliosis management and improve the patient’s quality of life. The Schroth method The Schroth method is a particularly well-known type of non-surgical … Read more

May

2019

Cost-Effectiveness of Intensive Scoliosis Exercise in UK Adults

Erika

Erika Maude, our Clinic Principal, delivered a scientific presentation to the 2019 SOSORT conference in San Francisco last week. Watch the video below to see her presentation in full. Video Transcript Erika Maude: Hello everybody, and thank you for having me along today. This is a continuation of the research that my colleague Jason Black … Read more

Feb

2018

Pilates for Scoliosis: 3 Beneficial Techniques

Erika

Pilates is a system of exercises devised by a German physical trainer named Joseph Pilates. It has become incredibly popular in the Western world, with countless Pilates classes available throughout the UK. But is Pilates beneficial for scoliosis sufferers? It certainly can be – there is evidence that Pilates can help to improve balance and … Read more

Nov

2017

Scoliosis SOS Research Published in Scientific Journal

Erika

We at the Scoliosis SOS Clinic are very proud to announce that we recently had our first piece of research published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. The article, Current knowledge of scoliosis in physiotherapy students trained in the United Kingdom (Black et al, Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders 2017) was published online on the 27th September and can be … Read more

Oct

2017

The Importance of Specialized Physiotherapy with Scoliosis Bracing

Erika

Idiopathic scoliosis (which usually arises during puberty, when the body is going through a period of rapid growth) is often treated using a rigid back brace that prevents the spinal curve from progressing as the patient grows. It’s important to note that the aim of this bracing treatment is not to correct / reverse the sideways … Read more