Comments on: How do you deal with/get rid of scoliosis through chiropractic medicine?

By: wendy woo

wendy woo — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 02:08:31 +0000

i have scoliosis, and las t time i checked my degree was 29. i wear a brace and i hate it. i want to find a better way to help my curve not increase other then this brace. i do not want to get the surgery because then i wouldnt be able to do gymnastics anymore..

By: neticon

neticon — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:15:07 +0000

There have been so many people with such huge experience but all i can say is do regular exercise and use chiropractic table for such exercise.

If you are concerned about the price and big size, consider a portable chiropractic table these are cheap and easy to keep in home.

By: vic5539

vic5539 — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:26:08 +0000

I have scoliosis and it is pretty bad. I have to wear a back brace for 21 hours a day everyday. It sucks but it prevents the curve from getting worse. My mom had scoliosis and had to wear a back brace for 23 hours a day everyday. I have been wearing a brace for about a year now and im really used to it. If the curve gets really really bad then they have to put you through surgery. But if scoliosis is minor then you might just have to wear a back brace at night which isn’t so bad. If the curve is less than 15 degrees (degrees is the unit they use to measure the curve) then you don’t need a brace at all.

But, you should check your back every 4-7 months just in case.

~~~ wishing your friend good luck…

By: Mr E

Mr E — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:55:21 +0000

scoliosis is usually an effect of inadequate innervation of muscles which, in turn, causes them to to become weak and elongated, thus distorting the alignment of the bones they attach to. the innervation problem is usually the result of a subluxated atlas vertebra. i recommend you seek an HIO method chiropractor.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:54:49 +0000

There are many variables. I will assume that your friend is female just because they get scoliosis most often, but how old is she. What is slight? Has it been measured in degrees? Is there disk changes?

My wife has scoliosis, she has an “S” curve. It has improved a lot in the past 13 years since we have been married but I know it will never be textbook aligned.

Chiropractic is, in my biased opinion, the best coarse of action to take. Medicine for pain will only cover the symptoms while the problem degenerates. Allopathic medicine will only weight until it reaches a magic number and then they want to operate. The progression of the degeneration of the condition can be slowed or stopped with chiropractic care, and maybe even improved but your friend will likely be a life-long chiropractic patient.

I have a patient that came to me with a 15 degree curvature. Six months later I retook her x-rays and her curve has been reduced to 7 degrees. (She is 10 years old so did not have significant disk changes) No pain and taller to boot….

I am sorry for whatever negative experience that S P must have had. I am afraid she will never benefit from chiropractic like she could now that someone has turned her off to it.

If she was saying that I am not a real doctor because I don’t give drugs to cover symptoms, then she is right and I would never want to be mistaken for medical doctor. (Love em in a crisis though)
8 years of college, 2 years intern, 4 national board examinations, 1 state exam makes me a “real doctor” Not to mention when the checks come from the insurance companies they are written to “Dr. Michael” Well, maybe S P is the only one who is right, more likely she went into the wrong office. I wish you had come to mine. I am sorry for her bad experience.

SHORT ANSWER: Complete cure, most likely not. Marked improvement, pain free and slowing of degeneration, absolutely yes when chiropractic is properly applied. Permanent? An initial course of corrective care will have frequent visits but likely she will need maintenance ongoing. (Like wearing a retainer after your braces come off)

I pray you find a good chiropractor near you. I am sorry that I don’t know anyone to refer you to in your area.

By: S P

S P — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:20:20 +0000

YOU DON’T! They need to be seen by a orthopedic SURGEON! NEVER ALLOW A CHIROPRACTOR TO TOUCH A SCOLIOSIS SPINE! It can and usually does cause more damage then good! Chiropractors are quacks and not real doctors!

By: ?

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:15:11 +0000

I had a kid at my school that had scoliosis and he had to wear this back brace contraption and he said that over time it was supposed to take the curve out of his spine and then he wouldn’t need to wear it anymore …. Im sure a spine doctor would be able to help you with treatment and what you need to do…