Vestavia Hills AL Scoliosis Specialist Dr. Mark Berry Helps Locals Correct Posture
January 31, 2011 by Darryl Kendricks
Filed under Health and Fitness
The serious curvature and twisting of spinal alignment resulting in pain, poor posture and misalignment is known as scoliosis. Because the spine is not straight, it puts undue strain and pressure on nerves and muscles, creating intense pain. The condition results in a reduction of lifespan of as much as a dozen years or more. Vestavia Hills scoliosis clinic is a leader in treatment without surgery or braces.
About 4 percent of children have scoliosis. Adult onset brings the total number of sufferers to as much as 25% amongst the adult population. The condition causes problems with the digestive system; it may result in shortness of breath. Scoliosis is almost always painful, especially serious in the spine, hips, extremities and neck.
The traditional treatment for scoliosis is to put the sufferer in a back brace or to do surgery. The condition is more common in girls than in boys. The back brace treatment may not be initiated until the curvature angle reaches 25 percent. Even then, the brace is only intended to take prevent the condition from getting worse. Numerous types of braces are available; some designed to be worn as much as 23 hours out of every 24.
If there is no observable improvement in spinal column alignment using the brace, surgery is the next step. A rod is inserted along the spine. The treatment fails in nearly 100% of the cases and doesn’t help to prevent the twisting of the spine.
The modern course of treatment is to use a combination of chiropractic adjustments combined with a rigorous course of posture correction and exercise training on the part of the scoliosis patient. The patient must accept responsibility of maintaining correct sitting, standing and reclining posture.
Only a few chiropractors make the effort to learn effective scoliosis treatment adjustment. Similarly, only a small percentage of patients are dedicated enough to work the posture retraining and exercises that are needed for improvement. Vestavia Hills Scoliosis clinic provides the chiropractic expertise, the patient must provide the dedication.
Significant scoliosis can be life shortening as well as painful. Vestavia Hills scoliosis clinic is dedicated to holistic treatment for this condition and others. More info on http://www.berrychiro.com/
Originally posted 2010-01-17 07:42:43. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
