It's time to review the remaining items on our list of Top 5 Things You Need to Know if You Have Scoli, which we began covering a few weeks ago. Today, we'll specifically address exercise and scoli - detailing ribcage rotation, correct pad placement and the frequency of your exercise routine. But ... [ Read On ]
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The Top Five Things You Need to Know if You Have Scoliosis
Last week, we introduced a new blog series called “What is Scoliosis,” and explained that scoliosis is defined as a lateral bending curvature of the spine of 10 degrees or more. Scoliosis can only be diagnosed by a doctor, after taking and assessing an X-ray of your spine. Now that we’re clear on ... [ Read On ]
Are You Sure You Have Scoliosis?*
What is Scoliosis? Scoliosis is a lateral bending curvature of the spine of 10 degrees or more. This means the spine is bending sideways, not forwards and backwards. If a spine does not adhere to that plum line definition, it’s not scoliosis. It’s something else. After teaching a recent Spiral ... [ Read On ]
The Scoliosis Mind/Body Connection
It's important to understand the mind/body connection with scoliosis. Rather than simply focusing on the curves in your spine and ways to unwind those curves, you have to visualize how those curves affect the rest of the body - your hips, your arms, your shoulders, the way you move, and more. Even ... [ Read On ]
Scoliometer Tracking
Scoliometer tracking, while geared toward practitioners, is also very beneficial to the entire scoli community, so read on and share with your practitioner. What is a scoliometer and why should I use one? The most beneficial thing in my scoli toolkit is a scoliometer because it tells a person's ... [ Read On ]
Scoliosis Case Study: Asia
I recently received an email from a 16 year-old young woman in Asia, who was first diagnosed with scoliosis at the age of 11. Her parents have put her in multiple types of therapies, including various types of yoga and a CLEAR treatment program, which she traveled to a different country to attend. ... [ Read On ]