Scoliosis and Nutrition By Kylie Dowling – Nutritionist When treating someone with any condition, it is important to treat the whole person. While the research in this area still has a long way to go, there are definitely steps parents of children with scoliosis, or adults with scoliosis, can take to maximise optimum health. My
Adults can have scoliosis. Sometimes they had adolescent idiopathic scoliosis or juvenile idiopathic scoliosis. This can be stable or progress as an adult, depending on many factors (to be discussed shortly). Adults can also have degeneration and a degenerative scoliosis may exist. I have seen many adults with scoliosis and for some of them, the
The Cobb angle is used to measure the size of the scoliosis curve. It is often a major fixation for the patient and/or the parent. The Cobb angle is often used as a way of measuring success of treatment seeing the main goal is often to correct or stop curve progression. The Scoliosis Research Society
This month we are going to show you a little more about the work we do in the world of scoliosis. Schroth and SEAS (Scientific Exercise Approach to Scoliosis) physiotherapy are both used in our clinic. We develop a program specific to the individual. The goals of treatment include: improve aesthetics, stabilise and sometimes improve
Scoliosis has been estimated to affect up to 68% of the population of 60. It is frequently associated with a reduced quality of life. Some adults that live with scoliosis were diagnosed at a much younger age. Others are diagnosed for the first time with a new scoliosis. This is called ‘de novo scoliosis’. The