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Chiropractor for Scoliosis – Can Scoliosis be Treated?

What is Scoliosis

Scoliosis is a disorder in which the person’s spine has a sideways curve. The spine usually takes a “C” or an “S” curve. This curve might be stable or it might keep deepening over time. Typically, mild scoliosis does not cause too much of a problem but in extreme cases, even the patient’s breathing might get interrupted. Needless to mention, Scoliosis is associated with frequent pain, problems with mobility, physical deformities to a degree and usual unrest.

What are the Causes of Scoliosis

The onset age for scoliosis is as early as 10-20 years. In most of the cases, almost 80%, the cause is unknown. Scoliosis without a known cause is termed “idiopathic”.
The triggering reason behind Scoliosis can be categorized into two distinct segments:

Woman with impaired posture position defect scoliosis and ideal bearing.

Structural

In this type of scoliosis, the spine curve is rigid and cannot be reversed. The probable causes for structural scoliosis are:

  • Tumors
  • Infections
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Birth defects
  • Muscular dystrophy
  • Genetic defects like Down syndrome and Marfan syndrome.

Non-structural

Non-structural scoliosis patients have a normal functioning spine which looks curved. This situation might be controlled with treatment. The determinants responsible for this variety of scoliosis are:

Muscle spasms

Inflammations like appendicitis

If one leg of the person is longer than the other.

Even before a baby is born, there might be problems in its vertebrae as it develops within the mother’s womb. This leads to congenital scoliosis. In this case, the vertebrae might be incomplete or it might fail to divide properly in the future. This condition may be detected during the child’s birth and or in the teen years.

Genetics and family history is another contributing factor which can be responsible for idiopathic scoliosis.

Degenerative scoliosis affects aging adults as it gradually starts maturing in the lower back mostly due to wearing out of disks and joints.

The Differentiating Symptoms of Scoliosis

If one suffers from mild scoliosis there is hardly any alteration in his appearance, health or structure. However, the condition can worsen with the passage of time as the patient gradually develops acute back pains and other abnormalities.

The symptoms of scoliosis vary from person to person. Also, kids exhibit dissimilar symptoms compared to adults.

The Key Symptoms in Kids

  • Varying shoulder heights.
  • Pushed out ribs.
  • The hands of the kid don’t hang down straight next to his body when he stands straight.
  • The head does not appear to be in the center and symmetrically aligned with the rest of his body.
  • Disproportionate hips.
  • The two sides of his back are of varying heights when the patient bends forward.

For obvious reasons, these symptoms might essentially lead to the lowering of self-esteem in kids.

The Key Symptoms in Adults

Back pain.
Weakness and numbness.
Bump in the lower back.
Height loss.
Trouble while walking.
Failure to stand up straight.
Leg pain.
Fatigue.
Shortness of breath.
Bone spurs or bone bumps in joints of the spine.
Joint damage.
Feeling full quickly as you eat since the spine exerts pressure on the stomach.

Conventional Medicines Might be Suppressing Your Pain, Causing More Harm

Conventional tests performed to evaluate Joint pain symptoms include blood tests, sensitivity test of synovial fluid (joint fluid), X-ray, CT scan, imaging tests, and MRI. Most medical practitioners prescribe an over-the-counter or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) or aspirin. Cox-2 inhibitors, a newer league of NSAIDs are good for instant pain relief.

For acute pain conditions, the doctor might even recommend opioid drugs. However, most of these drugs usually have strong side-effects including gastrointestinal bleeding, liver damage, heart conditions, and other related cardiovascular events. Drowsiness and partial hallucination are by far the most prevalent after-effect of opioid drugs.

Can Scoliosis be Cured by a Chiropractor?

Chiropractic Treatment for Scoliosis

While this type of deformity might cause episodic pain, the danger quotient is significantly higher. Scoliosis requires on-going treatment. Chiropractic treatment for scoliosis involves adjustment with hands or scientific devices on a regular basis and can fix scoliosis naturally. The principal aim is to realign the muscles, bones, and joints. There are two types of chiropractic treatment:

Traditional Chiropractic Treatment

This method is recommended for patients just above the age of 13 with very small Cobb angles. This method can only help the patient get rid of the pain but not straighten the Cobb angle. During this method, the chiropractors press down on the spine and rib cage while the patient is lying on the stomach with the aim of mobilizing the spine and straightening the curve.

Scoliosis Specific Treatment

This type of treatment is gentle and precise as the chiropractor aims at gradually correcting the spine into a classic spinal curve. Besides this, it is advisable for patients to indulge in various scoliosis exercises in the likes of balance training and strength training. To elongate the spine and uncoil the nerves, the scoliosis traction chair may also be used.

Chiropractic adjustments and therapies help to improve the structure and form and hence enhance mobility in addition to decreasing pain and improving posture. It can also help prevent the further degradation of the spine.

While you choose your chiropractor, you should ensure that he/she has a thorough knowledge of scoliosis. Most chiropractors would approach scoliosis and try to treat it using conventional methods. They might administer pressure on the spinal joints aggravating the surrounding nerves thus degrading the situation. So it is important to ensure that you are in good hands.

Effective and Safe Treatment for Musculoskeletal Misalignments

Curves measuring less than 10 degrees are actually not considered scoliosis but are just cases of spinal asymmetry. However, curves that measure more than 20 to 30 degrees would need medical observation every 4 to 6 months.

Unlike conventional medications, Chiropractic therapy is arguably one of the most effective and safe treatment processes for musculoskeletal misalignments such as Scoliosis.

Chiropractic adjustment, massage therapies, structural and neurological procedures are used to stabilize such cases of Scoliosis. Two of the revolutionary new directions in the Chiropractic niche have been extraordinarily beneficial for thousands of Scoliosis patients so far.

 

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