Episode 18: Can a Chiropractor Fix Scoliosis?

Scoliosis is not just a misalignment of the spine.

It is a progressive, uncurable condition.

No matter what method you’re using, whether it be surgical, conservative treatment, whatever it is, there’s no fixing it.

However, it can be managed and treated proactively with conservative treatment and Chiropractic can be a modality within that program that you’re using to help manage a Scoliosis patient.

Does chiropractic care help scoliosis? Can a chiropractor correct scoliosis? How can Chiropractic help? Can scoliosis be fixed?

A lot of patients with Scoliosis will have symptoms such as:

• Muscle Spasm
• Pain

These can draw a patient in a Chiropractic direction and they will start getting some Chiropractic adjustments. Depending on the type of scoliosis if idiopathic scoliosis,
adolescent idiopathic scoliosis or neuromuscular scoliosis, the patients will be asked to do some exercises or maybe some basic therapy and they will feel better.

Since they’re feeling better now, the patients will think they are treating scoliosis and that the curve is actually reducing but what’s really happening is the treatment that was provided is helping reduce the pain and some of the symptoms that they were feeling.

It’s very different than actually doing a program that’s going to reduce the curve more than what they’re feeling. You can visit a family-based chiropractic practice or a famous chiropractor the goal is to receive corrective chiropractic care.

While a chiropractor can provide supportive care for scoliosis, especially in managing symptoms, fully correcting scoliosis typically requires a more comprehensive approach, including targeted scoliosis treatment tailored to the individual's age, and may involve exercises designed to naturally improve spinal alignment.

Treating the symptoms and treating the curvature are two different things.

Although getting this type of Chiropractic care is a step in the right direction for scoliosis patients keep in mind, it is not a Scoliosis treatment.

Scoliosis-Specific Chiropractic Care is multi-modal and includes much more than just Chiropractic Adjustments for scoliosis pain so make sure that the Chiropractor you’re going to is trained specifically to help reduce and manage Scoliosis and has been doing this for years.

In this podcast, Dr. Tony Nalda also discussed:

• Clear Institute
• ISICO
• SSE
• ScoliBrace.

Want to learn more? Check out Dr. Tony Nalda’s podcast below or head over to our YouTube channels and watch our YouTube videos.

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