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Sep
2018
scoliosis research
16
Nov
2017
Scoliosis SOS Research Published in Scientific Journal
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
19
Aug
2016
Is Scoliosis Hereditary?
A common question amongst scoliosis sufferers, as well as those who suspect that they may be displaying signs of developing the condition, is “Is scoliosis hereditary?“. As many of you will already be aware, most cases of scoliosis are defined as idiopathic, which means that the cause of the spinal curvature is unknown … Read more
5
Jul
2016
Scoliosis May Be Linked to Irregular Spinal Fluid Flow
A couple of months ago, we shared the news that researchers at Hiroshima University in Japan had identified the gene responsible for causing idiopathic scoliosis to develop in certain people. Their findings were based on experiments conducted on zebrafish (a popular choice for genetic research, since they are genetically similar to humans and mutations can … Read more
11
May
2016
LBX1: Is This the Gene That Causes Scoliosis?
There was potentially exciting news from Japan last month: researchers at Hiroshima University seem to have identified the gene that kick-starts the “genetic chain reaction” that eventually causes scoliosis. As we’ve discussed previously on this blog, the causes of scoliosis are often unclear. However, according to a report from Asian Scientist, we are now one … Read more
