Chiropractic Rehabilitation of a Scoliosis Family: Results from a 9-Year Follow-Up

• 作者: Aatif Siddiqui Brian Dovorany Clayton Stitzel Mark W. Morningstar
• 来源期刊: 康复医学(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: CHIROPRACTIC SCOLIOSIS SPINE REHABILITATION
• 年，卷（期）: 2017,（1）
• 页码范围: 29-35
• 页数: 7页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

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.