Degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS) is a spinal deformity that develops after skeletal maturity with a Cobb angle of more than 10° in the coronal plane. As the life expectancy of our population increases, DLS becomes a prevalent health issue affecting the quality of life of the elderly. The degree of the scoliosis curvature affects not [...]
Decreased sleep duration: A risk of progression of degenerative lumbar scoliosis.
December 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Girls With Moderate Scoliosis Get Less Oxygen Intake
November 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In a new study out in the European Spine Journal, researchers observed a significant decrease in the maximum oxygen intake in teenage girls with scoliosis curvatures between 25 and 40 degrees. Girls with a curvature including more than 9 vertebra in the curvature and those girls with a double curve scoliosis also demonstrated a significantly [...]
Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis 21 to 41 Years Later
November 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Abstract ABSTRACT: Study Design. A case control study. Objective. To determine the clinical outcome of middle-aged patients surgically treated for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and compare their outcomes to assessments of age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Summary of Background Data. Several long-term follow-up studies have been published on the clinical outcomes of surgical treatment for adolescent [...]
What Other Docs are Saying About the TornadoSuit
October 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
NEW Scoliosis Reduction Treatment: The Tornado Suit, not another brace. By drsidchiro Researching the latest technologies in scoliosis treatments, I met with Dr. Mark Morningstar, the creator of the scoliosis Tornado Suit, last weekend in Michigan. Dr. Morningstar differentiates, “The [scoliosis] tornado suit is NOT a [scoliosis] brace; it is an [scoliosis] activity suit…” [...]
My experience with the Pettibon System and Dr. Morningstar
October 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This is Why We Don’t Participate With Health Insurances
October 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Modern medicine has become nothing more than a convoluted maze of deductibles, copays, HMOs, and preauthorizations. What has been lost in our system of health care is the basic act of a doctor and patient sitting across from one another, with the patient explaining his or her problems in complete detail. However, in order for [...]
August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month
August 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Breastfeeding is the SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT GIFT any woman can give to her baby. It reduces the risk of allergies, asthma, increases IQ, bolsters the immune system, and a host of other vital functions. It is so important, in fact, that most baby animals cannot survive without their mothers’ breast milk. Please encourage any expectant [...]
Effectiveness of Chêneau brace treatment for idiopathic scoliosis: prospective study in 79 patients followed to skeletal maturity
July 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Abstract Background Progressive idiopathic scoliosis can negatively influence the development and functioning of 2-3% of adolescents, with health consequences and economic costs, placing the disease in the centre of interest of the developmental medicine. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Chêneau brace in the management of idiopathic scoliosis. Methods A [...]
GABA Inhibits Inflammation and Reverses Diabetes
July 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In a study out this month, researchers found that the administration of GABA to type 1 diabetic patients helped to improve beta-islet cell function (the cells that produce insulin in the pancreas) and reduce systemic cytokine production (inflammatory chemicals). This research may have implications for all autoimmune disorders, as increased inflammation and cytokine production is [...]
TornadoSuit Certification Coming to Michigan and Las Vegas
July 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The TornadoSuit is an activity suit worn by scoliosis patients to complement their exercise-based scoliosis treatments. Preliminary evidence demonstrates that the TornadoSuit can provide 15-35% initial scoliosis correction. The TornadoSuit is an adjunct designed for the ARC3D Therapy Outpatient Scoliosis Program, but can also be used for other exercise-based scoliosis treatments. It is not intended [...]
