During this Thanksgiving Season it may seem odd to be thankful for scoliosis, but in many ways, scoliosis has changed my life. Scoliosis and I The story of how scoliosis and I met goes back many years. During Physical Therapy school, I think I got around 15 minutes of instruction on what scoliosis is. We …
Treating Scoliosis in Adolescents is really just a race to control the curve while they finish growing and avoid progression. Sometimes this takes years, and sometimes this takes months. There aren’t many other conditions so dependent on growth. Racing the Sun for Geodes! (Check out the youtube video of our adventure) A week ago, my …
One of the common things we see in the clinic is people who have recently undergone scoliosis correction surgery. And yet, still, I have people ask me if we treat patients post-surgery. The answer is a definite YES! Even though we have a large focus on scoliosis specific exercise to avoid surgery, I am not …
