A scoliotic spine curves and rotates unnaturally, and because the spine’s healthy curves make the spine stronger, more flexible, and better able to absorb shock, an unhealthy curve can make the spine weaker and more vulnerable to injury, less flexible, and less able to evenly absorb and distribute force from impact. A car accident can aggravate scoliosis by exposing the
People most often need wheelchairs due to severe muscular conditions, paralysis, stability issues, injury, and fatigue. While scoliosis can cause fatigue, muscular issues, and instability, paralysis isn’t an effect of scoliosis, and disruptions to mobility can be managed with treatment in most cases. For the vast majority of patients, scoliosis won’t put them in a wheelchair. While changes to gait
If your child has been prescribed a scoliosis brace, or you’re weighing your options before committing to one, you’ve probably run into the same two names over and over: the Boston brace and ScoliBrace. When comparing ScoliBrace vs. Boston Brace, one of the biggest differences is the philosophy behind the design. Traditional Boston-style bracing is primarily intended to help prevent
Every July, the same thing happens in our office. A parent calls and says some version of: “I was helping my daughter try on school clothes, and something about her shoulders looked… off.” Back-to-school season is when Georgia parents finally get a good, long look at their kids. Swimsuits, new clothes, haircuts, and time spent together can make subtle posture
Scoliosis patients have safe pregnancies and labors all the time. The primary effects of scoliosis are postural changes, mobility changes, muscular imbalance, and pain. While back pain may be worse for scoliosis patients, it’s hard to determine whether the pregnancy is exacerbating the scoliosis pain, or the scoliosis is increasing the pregnancy-related back pain. Scolosis causes the spine to curve
All levels of scoliosis require treatment. Mild scoliosis won’t necessarily stay mild; a proactive treatment plan is needed to counteract the progressive nature of scoliosis. Mild scoliosis treatment works towards preventing progression, increasing symptoms, and the need for surgical treatment. Scoliosis ranges widely in severity, and for patients diagnosed with mild scoliosis, the goal is to keep it mild; as
