TITLE:
Chiropractic Rehabilitation of a Scoliosis Family: Results from a 9-Year Follow-Up
AUTHORS:
Mark W. Morningstar, Aatif Siddiqui, Clayton Stitzel, Brian Dovorany
KEYWORDS:
Chiropractic, Scoliosis, Spine, Rehabilitation
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation,
Vol.5 No.1,
January
25,
2017
ABSTRACT: Scoliosis bracing is typically prescribed when the curvature reaches to between 30° - 50°. Although there has been a vast amount of bracing literature published, the results remain equivocal. Many patients face issues of compliance, comfort, and decreased self-esteem due to social stigmas with bracing. This has caused many patients to seek non-bracing options. Although these treatments are plausible, they lack the research background that bracing has. Therefore, many physicians are reluctant to prescribe exercise-based rehabilitation for their scoliosis patients. This study reports on 3 patients who sought non-bracing, exercise-based chiropractic rehabilitation for their scoliosis. Their results before, after, and at long term follow up are included.