Scoliosis

If there were ever one illness of the spine that best illustrates how the spine can be sick and it not be known until it becomes totally life changing, then it is scoliosis. Scoliosis is an extreme rotation or curvature of the spine. We most often hear of children being afflicted with scoliosis. The reason for this is that there are fast and slow growing scoliosis. If a person has fast growing scoliosis, then it is noticed in childhood. If they have slow growing scoliosis, then it manifests itself during adulthood. The danger in children is that their bodies are still growing and scoliosis can hinder organ, muscular, nerve and skeletal development.

When someone has scoliosis their posture can drastically change and an array of symptoms can develop out of nowhere. Symptoms can range from headaches, joint pain, back pain, leg pain and moodiness, to name a few. Pain medication and muscle relaxants can ease some of these symptoms, but they do nothing to slow down or reverse the curvature of the spine. Only chiropractic works to slow down or reverse the effects of scoliosis. Other non-natural methods of back braces or surgical rod implants by traditional medicine are last resort methods that often are indicated after years of “wait and see” therapy. The reason the medical community uses “wait and see” type methods is that they have no natural means of treatment for this condition, only last resort methods. Unfortunately, even most school “scoliosis screenings” are based on these methods. These children need chiropractic care sooner, rather than later.