Doctors, physiotherapists, and orthotists often work together to improve their patient’s mobility-related ailments and disorders. An orthotist is a medical professional who provides, designs, and custom-fits orthosis devices for patients. They are trained to supply...
Getting a scoliosis diagnosis can be upsetting and even downright frightening at times. Regardless of what age group you belong to, it can be a difficult diagnosis to come to terms with. Scoliosis is a physical disease, but one that can significantly affect your...
Scoliosis is the unnatural curvature or abnormal spine rotation. The severity of the disease can vary significantly from mild to completely crippling. Scoliosis often becomes the cause of many other health conditions as well. It can also hinder the proper functioning...
As its name suggests, the disorder is known as scoliosis causes the spine to bend inward, this being the stage in which wearing a scoliosis brace is necessary. Scoliosis is most common in young children just before puberty when they are going through a growth spurt....
Scoliosis progression can be slowed down when having an unhealthy diet and the body experiences hormone or neurotransmitter abnormalities. Scoliosis isn’t caused by an inadequate diet on its own. And neither ending up with scoliosis bracing is caused by an...
Scoliosis bracing for adults could make sense at an adult age, but after many years down the road, how could surgery be avoided? Often, parents of children with scoliosis are rushed into making a choice before they have the time to gather the information needed...
