Episode 23: Can You Correct Adult Scoliosis?

One of the most common questions we get asked is, “Can you correct my Adult Scoliosis?”

What does that really mean when patients ask that question and when doctors say we’re correcting Scoliosis?

Correction means Curing.

If you’re going to correct something then that means you’re curing it and you’re never dealing with it ever again and that is impossible when it comes to Scoliosis.

Why?

Scoliosis is a progressive problem and it’s incurable because we don’t know what’s actually causing it. Scoliosis can’t be cured, not even surgeries can cure Scoliosis. There is no treatment out there that can actually cure Scoliosis but it can definitely be treated. It can be treated conservatively without invasive surgery if things are done properly.

Dr. Tony Nalda’s clinic is called Scoliosis Reduction Center mainly because the goal is to reduce curves. The first thing we need to do is stop the progression. We do not only stop it with what we do in our clinic, we also reduce curves.

The goal is to try to get zero curvature at all.

And to stop the effect of gravity over time causing curves to progress. Since we can’t eliminate the cause which is gravity which causes adult progression in Scoliosis, we can’t say that we’re permanently changing anything.

This is true even with surgery. When you do Scoliosis surgeries, it’s not permanently reducing these curves because we know that curves even progress post-surgery.

No matter what, you’re going to have to manage your Scoliosis throughout your entire life because we can’t eliminate the cause.

We reduce curves and make them smaller and that means gravity has less effect on smaller curves, so we can get long-lasting changes.

These can have a great effect on the body, on the way the body heals and total improvement of well-being.

For more details on how to stop Scoliosis progression, please check Dr. Tony Nalda’s podcast.

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