Scoliosis
When the spine has a S or C shaped curve
Scoliosis Diagnosis and Traditional Treatment Model
When the spine has a S or C shaped curve
What is Scoliosis?
Scoliosis is defined by a one dimensional measurement on x-ray called a Cobb angle. A measurement of 10 degrees or higher is classified as scoliosis. The current medical model is observation between 10 and 25 degrees x-ray every 4-6 months with the hope it does not get worse. Like most problems in our lives when you ignore them they get worse. Once the scoliosis is 25 degrees a rigid brace with the primary goal only to stabilize the progression is prescribed. It is usually worn 23 hours a day. Once the scoliosis has reached 40 degree the recommendation for scoliosis surgery is recommended. The current model does not always take into consideration: symptoms, function, and structure when making the clinical decisions for deciding treatments.
Rethinking Scoliosis
Scoliosis is more than a Cobb angle. Scoliosis is a disease of the neuromuscular skeletal system. It is not a bone condition. It is a 3 dimensional, abnormal spinal position composed of compression, translation, lateral flexion, and rotation.
Approximately 80% of scoliosis cases are defined as idiopathic which means unknown cause. The unique thing about most idiopathic scoliosis cases is the spinal structure is not abnormal at the beginning. The bones are not abnormally shaped causing the spine to be bent and rotated. The system in charge of keeping the spine upright and straight relative to gravity is malfunctioning. Scoliosis in a nutshell is the brain misinterpretation of the body relative to gravity. It is holding the spine in an abnormal position but does not realize it. The origin of the condition appears to be not in the spine but in the brain. Posture and spinal position is controlled by the brain through involuntary postural reflexes. This is the reason you cannot correct your posture by just standing up straight. When you stop thinking about it you go right back to your original abnormal posture.
Structural Correction Chiropractic
Corrective Chiropractic Care with Active Rehab and Posture Rejuvenating System using our 3 Step Protocol:
RELIEVE – RESTORE – REALIGN
RELIEVE- The first step in the correction of the spine aims to Relieve acute pain and symptoms. This involves increasing spinal flexibility, spinal disc hydration, and decreasing tight muscles, ligaments, and tendons in the spine through the patient’s use of specialized equipment.
Wobble Chair
“improves damaged discs, increases flexibility, decreases pain and strengths the low back”
Vibration Traction
“Relieves stress, pain and tension in the neck and lower back and improves spinal disc damage”
Intersegment Rolling Traction Table
“Increases Spinal flexibility, stretches tight muscles, rehabilitates and hydrates damaged discs”
Repetitive Cervical Traction
“Decreases tight tissues in the neck and mid back and rehabilitates damaged discs.”
Leander Flexion Distraction Table
“Decreases tight muscles in the neck and back, decreases pain, and rehabilitates and rehydrates damaged discs.”
RESTORE– The 2nd step in the structural correction of the spine, Restore, aims to Restore proper motion to spinal structures that have lost their natural range of motion. This is accomplished through a Restorative spinal adjustment based on 41 measurements and 23 angles gathered from each patient’s radiographs. Each adjustment aligns and restores motion in the spine for decrease in pain, better function, and improved range of motion.
Spinal Adjustment
REALIGN– The 3rd step in the structural correction of the spine, Realign, involves the use of vibration therapy and our specialized body weighting systems to retrain the brain and strengthen the postural muscles along the spine to hold this newly restored motion and alignment.
Body Weighting On The Vibe
“Strengthens and retrains your postural muscles correcting your spine and posture, decreasing pain and accelerating your improvements.”
VIBE Vibration Therapy
A vibration is like a wave, repeated over and over again. Research has shown that different tissues in the body will respond to different frequencies. You’ll stand on a platform that is set to gently vibrate the tissues in your spine, which increases blood circulation, decreases pain, and promotes joint strength and flexibility. PLUS, vibration therapy actually helps you RETRAIN your body and hold your corrections!
