Scoliosis

Scoliosis

Synergy Wellness in New York specializes in the care and correction of scoliosis. The owner of Synergy Wellness had severe scoliosis as a child. His spine is perfectly straight because of chiropractic care. Our approach to Scoliosis has improved and perfected over time, our protocols used for scoliosis care continue to improve.

Spinal Curves
Your spine is made up of 24 bones called vertebrae that stack up one on top of the other to form a straight line when viewed from front to back. Spines are not perfectly straight and that's normal; but when the spine curves or twists excessively it can be abnormal and it is called scoliosis (Greek for "crooked").

What Causes Scoliosis?
In many cases of scoliosis the cause is unknown; the vertebrae and spinal structures—discs, ligaments, tendons and muscles all appear normal. In the rest of the cases the scoliosis is caused by conditions such as a tumor, infection, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, a birth deformity (short leg) or disc problems.
Further deepening the mystery of scoliosis is the fact that no one knows why some minor curves get worse whereas about 90% do not. However, it is not true, as commonly thought, that poor posture is a cause of scoliosis or that women with scoliosis have more problems carrying babies to term. In fact, most people with scoliosis can lead normal lives, never even knowing that they have the condition. No one dies from scoliosis, but in severe cases scoliosis sufferers can have breathing or heart problems if the curve is very severe.

Unknown Controlling Factor
There appears to be some unknown controlling factor in scoliosis that causes a healthy spine to assume an unusual shape. Is there a genetic component? An emotional factor?, Is it the nervous system? If there is anything that all scoliosis researchers can agree on, it's that few of them agree.

Bracing And Other Treatments
Does bracing help? Initial studies showed that curves straighten an average of 50% of the time with braces. But when bracing was followed in the long term, a gradual loss of correction was observed. Electrical stimulation also appears to be "ineffectual" and plaster casts have often been found to be emotionally scarring.
Over treatment?

According to Robert Mendelsohn, MD: "Scoliosis is not serious unless the curvature of the spine is severe, but it is over treated almost as often as it is over diagnosed. If your child is diagnosed as a victim of scoliosis, don't accept surgical procedures or even bracing without first exploring all of the less radical treatment alternatives.
"Epidemiological studies on scoliosis are so scanty that we know next to nothing. There are no prospective controlled studies regarding the effects of orthotic treatment on the natural history of idiopathic scoliosis.... Is anything actually prevented or is progression merely delayed until a later period of life? The answers simply are not known.

Neurological Disturbance
Scoliosis very often leads to spinal nerve compression due to the Vertebral Subluxation Complex. This can cause any of your Spinal nerves to be irritated or compressed with long term consequences if not addressed. Over time Scoliosis often leads to Osteoarthritis due to the misalignment of the spinal vertebrae.

Case Studies
Individual cases abound. For example, a 10-year-old girl with a severe scoliosis of 48 degrees began chiropractic care. After ten adjustments her mother reported a happier child, with greater resistance to disease and her scoliosis reduced to 12 degrees. Another case is that of a 9-year-old boy with juvenile idiopathic scoliosis (and intermittent back pain) who was given chiropractic care. His posture began to balance immediately after the first adjustment. He had an 88% overall reduction in the scoliosis after five months of chiropractic care. These cases are not unusual and are not just confined to the young; individuals from all age groups with scoliosis have been helped by chiropractic care.

Our Synergy Wellness Chiropractor had severe Scoliosis as a child. He was diagnosed with a 36 degree Scoliosis at the age of 15. After failed bracing, he went to a Chiropractor in New York twice a week for about 1 year with a complete reduction in scoliosis and pain. Now Dr. Kulla specializes in Adult and Adolescent Scoliosis care.

Only a doctor of chiropractic is specially trained to locate and correct vertebral subluxations and spinal abnormalities that can affect not only the spine, but the entire body. Every scoliosis sufferer should be under chiropractic care. A body without subluxations is in a better position to resist abnormalities and diseases of all kinds, including scoliosis.

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