Canada Scoliosis Treatment: Non-Surgical Solutions

The best time to start scoliosis treatment is always now; this is the case with most progressive spinal conditions that have it in their nature to get worse over time. Scoliosis treatment has to work towards counteracting the condition's progressive nature.

Canada scoliosis treatment can include world-renowned scoliosis chiropractor, Dr. Tony Nalda, with a 3-hour flight from central Canada to Orlando, Florida's Scoliosis Reduction Center®; here, patients and their families are supported and provided with powerful non-surgical treatment solutions.

Scoliosis treatment is important because as a progressive condition, it's about how best to manage an ongoing condition and counteract its progressive nature.

Scoliosis Progression

Scoliosis is a highly-prevalent spinal condition that has a progressive nature, meaning it's virtually guaranteed to get worse over time.

We don't always know what causes scoliosis to develop initially, but we know it's growth that makes it progress, and progression means the size of a scoliotic curve is increasing, as are the condition's uneven forces, and their effects.

Scoliosis causes the spine to bend unnaturally to the side and also rotate, and the rotational component makes it a complex 3-dimensional condition.

Scoliosis progression makes the condition's effects more pronounced and noticeable, and the condition is more complex to treat.

As progression occurs, the spine is getting increasingly rigid, making it less responsive to treatment, and making it a challenge for some patients to perform therapeutic exercises as part of treatment.

Only proactive treatment can work towards counteracting the condition's progressive nature, and a scoliosis diagnosis has to be responded to immediately with treatment because the sooner treatment is starter, the better.

There are never treatment guarantees, but with early detection and intervention, there are fewer limits to what non surgical scoliosis treatment can achieve.

Now, in the condition's most prevalent type, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, the focus of treatment is on counteracting progression, and this is because this age group is the most at risk for rapid progression.

Scoliosis and Growing Spines

Here at Orlando's Scoliosis Reduction Center®, the treatment approach involves conservative treatment options, and in children, counteracting progression during growth is key.

In most cases of scoliosis, we don't know why the condition initially develops, but we know that it's growth that triggers progression, which is why childhood scoliosis should always be taken seriously and approached proactively.

Adolescents between the ages of 10 and reaching skeletal maturity are diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, and my goal is to work closely with each adolescent to comprehensively customize a treatment plan that has the potential of giving them a better quality of life.

Growing spines are constantly experiencing a lengthening motion, and this counteracts the compressive force of the unnatural spinal curve and is why most patients who are still growing don't experience a lot of scoliosis back and nerve pain.

Compression is uneven pressure and is the main cause of condition related pain; compression of the spine and its surrounding muscles and nerves is the main symptom of adult scoliosis, but the lack of pain in childhood scoliosis can be a challenge to early detection.

Growing spines are malleable, so this is the best time to start treatment as certain facets such as corrective bracing is known to be more effective on growing spines; it's not an uncommon scenario that childhood scoliosis goes unnoticed until skeletal maturity has been reached and conditions become painful.

Scoliosis Treatment Options

There are two main ways to respond to a scoliosis diagnosis: with non surgical scoliosis treatment or traditional surgical methods.

The issue I have with spinal fusion is that many patients with scoliosis don't need surgical treatment, particularly with early detection and intervention.

Early detection means conditions are diagnosed early in their progressive line; the goal is to diagnose scoliosis while still mild, but that's not always easy to do when effects can be subtle and the condition isn't always painful.

Early Detection Helps

Mild scoliosis is going to be the most treatable not only because progression hasn't yet occurred but also because the effects of progression haven't developed and become established.

Patients of the Center benefit from a modern conservative scoliosis treatment approach that's started as close to the time of diagnosis as possible, when spinal deformities are going to be their most malleable and responsive to treatment.

Spinal health refers to the spine's natural strength and function, and the goal of conservative scoliosis treatment options is to preserve as much of the spine's natural strength and function as possible, versus scoliosis surgery that's invasive and risky.

Conservative treatment combines the power of chiropractic care, physical therapy, corrective bracing, and rehabilitation so conditions are impacted on every level; conservative treatment is individualized so treatment can be adjusted accordingly based on how the spine is responding to treatment and growth.

Chiropractic Care

There are a number of different treatment options for scoliosis, and chiropractic care is the keystone of a conservative non surgical scoliosis treatment approach.

As a structural spinal condition, scoliosis has to be impacted primarily on a structural level, and chiropractic care can work towards repositioning the curve's most-tilted vertebrae back into a straighter alignment with the rest of the spine.

Improving the spine's alignment means restoring as much of its healthy curves as possible, and this will reduce the condition's uneven forces, progression, and their effects.

Physical Therapy

It's not enough just to address scoliosis in the spine, even though it's a spinal condition; the spine also relies on its surrounding muscles to provide it with support and stability and these same muscles are affected by scoliosis.

Physical therapy and scoliosis exercises are important facets of conservative treatment plans because they improve the spine's surrounding muscle strength and balance.

The main effect of scoliosis in children involves postural changes, and these are caused by how the condition's uneven forces disrupts the body's overall symmetry, and this also affects the spine's surrounding muscles.

Scoliosis is associated with a muscular imbalance as an unnaturally bent spine can pull its surrounding muscles in different directions, causing the muscles on one side to become sore and stretched from overuse and muscles on the other side to become weak from underuse.

Improving core strength means the spine has help maintaining its natural curves and alignment, and this can be a game changer; structural support is important as scoliosis can cause the spine to become increasingly unbalanced and unstable.

Physical therapy and scoliosis exercises can also help improve posture, body positioning, and activates certain areas of the brain for improved brain-body communication.

Corrective Bracing

Scoliosis is progressive, but it can be highly treatable, and with a dedicated team of professionals working towards a curvature reduction, improvements can usually be made.

Patients who are still growing will respond to bracing as the spine is more malleable, so bracing is a regular facet of childhood scoliosis treatment.

Here at the Center, the ultra-corrective and modern ScoliBrace is often the brace of choice.

While no brace on its own is enough to address scoliosis at any age, when combined with other facets of scoliosis treatment with corrective potential, it can help by pushing the spine into a corrective position.

Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation is the ongoing phase of treatment that can involve lifestyle guidance, continued chiropractic care, and the prescription of a series of custom-designed scoliosis exercises that can help hold treatment results and further heal and stabilize the spines.

Rehabilitation is necessary for children and adults, and in many instances, patients will experience an improved quality of life with long-term sustainable treatment results.

Conclusion

In order to be considered a true scoliosis, the spine has to bend unnaturally to the side and twist, and this is determined through a combined physical examination and scoliosis x rays.

Scoliosis surgery still has a place in the treatment of scoliosis, but the reality is that in many instances, surgical treatment is unnecessary, and when a safer and effective option is also available, patients need to understand the pros and cons of each approach.

So for those looking for Canada scoliosis treatment, a 3-hour flight to Orlando, Florida can mean accessing Dr. Tony's innovative treatment center: the Scoliosis Reduction Center®.

Scoliosis affects all ages, and significant progression is associated with growth spurts, so unhealthy spinal curves need to be addressed proactively.

A surgical procedure can straighten a bent spine, but it can cost the spine in other ways, and when nonsurgical treatment produces positive results, why not try a less invasive treatment plan first?

So if you, or someone you care about, has been recently diagnosed, or is in need of screening and assessment, don't hesitate to reach out to schedule a consultation; it can put patients on the road to treatment success and an improved quality of life.