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Natural Wellness and Pain Relief Centers of Michigan - Results, naturally | Flint, Grand Blanc, Genesee County Bio-Identical Hormones, Scoliosis, Autism, Fibromyalgia, and Chiropractic

OBJECTIVE:

To evaluate the effectiveness of Pilates with regard to the degree of scoliosis, flexibility and pain.

METHOD:

The study included 31 female students divided into two groups: a control group (CG = 11), which had no therapeutic intervention, and an experimental group (EG = 20), which underwent Pilates-based therapy. We used radiological goniometry measurements to assess the degree of scoliosis, standard goniometry measurements to determine the degree of flexibility and the scale of perceived pain using the Borg CR 10 to quantify the level of pain.

RESULTS:

The independent t test of the Cobb angle (t = - 2.317, p = 0.028), range of motion of trunk flexion (t = 3.088, p = 0.004) and pain (t = -2.478, p = 0.019) showed significant differences between the groups, with best values in the Pilates group. The dependent t test detected a significant decrease in the Cobb angle (Δ% = 38%, t = 6.115, p = 0.0001), a significant increase in trunk flexion (Δ% = 80%, t = -7.977, p = 0.0001) and a significant reduction in pain (Δ% = 60%, t = 7.102, p = 0.0001) in the EG. No significant difference in Cobb angle (t = 0.430, p = 0.676), trunk flexion, (t = 0.938p = 0.371) or pain (t = 0.896, p = 0.391) was found for the CG.

CONCLUSION:

The Pilates group was better than control group. The Pilates method showed a reduction in the degree of non-structural scoliosis, increased flexibility and decreased pain.

Source: PubMed

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April 13, 2012

Grand Blanc, MI - When most people think of non-surgical scoliosis treatment, they usually talk about bracing around the torso, or performing activities like massage, yoga, stretching, or craniosacral therapy. Now, a local chiropractor has published a book highlighting the a new scoliosis treatment called ARC3D Therapy.

The book, titled “Scoliosis and ARC3D Therapy: Restoring Hope Through Non-Surgical Treatment” is the collective work of Dr. Mark Morningstar, a Grand Blanc chiropractor with a unique perspective on scoliosis treatment. His treatment works with the body, not against it. According to Morningstar, “Conventional scoliosis treatment mainly involves the orthopedic treatment of the spinal curvature, whether by bracing or surgery. In recent years many studies looking at the underlying causes of scoliosis suggest that scoliosis does not start as a spine problem, but likely as a neurological and hormonal disorder that results in the initiation of a spine curvature that perpetuates itself as the patient grows.”

In addition to unique exercises and treatments, Dr. Morningstar uses specific lab testing to predict the potential of a scoliosis progress through genetic testing, called ScoliScore. He also looks at the nutritional status of each scoliosis patient, and works to improve the spine curvature as well as their overall quality of life, pain, and emotional health.

This is Morningstar’s first published book on scoliosis. He has also published several medical studies on scoliosis and his comprehensive approach to scoliosis. “My goal in writing this book is to get parents vital information they may not be getting other places. I want patients and parents alike to understand that there should be a lot more to treating a patient with scoliosis than just straightening the spine. We have to begin to address these other neurological and hormonal deficits if we ever want hope of preventing this disease in the first place.”

Scoliosis and ARC3D Therapy: Restoring Hope Through Non-Surgical Treatment, is available for purchase online through Infinity Publishing, and through online book retailers. Dr. Morningstar has two practices in Grand Blanc and Richmond, MI, where he focuses his practice on neurological disorders and the treatment of scoliosis. He is the developer of the TornadoSuit, an activity suit specifically designed for scoliosis, and currently serves as the President of the International Chiropractic Scoliosis Board. His website is arc3dtherapy.com, or drmorningstar.com.

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Source: FixScoliosis.com

Natural Wellness and Pain Relief Centers of Michigan - Results, naturally | Flint, Grand Blanc, Genesee County Bio-Identical Hormones, Scoliosis, Autism, Fibromyalgia, and Chiropractic

Natural Wellness and Pain Relief Centers of Michigan - Results, naturally | Flint, Grand Blanc, Genesee County Bio-Identical Hormones, Scoliosis, Autism, Fibromyalgia, and Chiropractic

Brace treatment for idiopathic scoliosis in skeletally immature children is the only effective nonoperative modality for the control of curve progression. The Charleston bending brace is a custom-molded spinal orthosis that holds the patient in a completely corrected or overcorrected position while worn at night.A 9-year-old girl presented with 10° right upper thoracic and 7° left lower thoracic curves and was Risser sign 0. Nighttime treatment with a Charleston bending brace was initiated when the left lower thoracic curve progressed to 19°. After 27 months of nighttime brace wear, the lower thoracic curve was 21° to the right. Further investigation, including magnetic resonance imaging of the spine, failed to diagnose an identifiable explanation for this atypical occurrence. Conservative treatment may improve radiographic and cosmetic appearance. Overcorrection of the curve, although not likely, is possible when part-time or nighttime bracing is implemented as a means of conservative management.

Source:  Orthopedics. 2012 Mar 7;35(3):e457-9.

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ABSTRACT: Study design. Retrospective radiographic study.Objective. To compare the gender differences in curve patterns and radiographic characteristics in patients who have adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).

Summary of Background Data. Gender differences in AIS have been documented in the incidence of curve progression, response to bracing, and outcomes of surgical treatment. However, limited information is available about the relation between sex and scoliosis curve patterns and radiographic presentations.

Methods. 359 male and 999 female AIS patients with major curve ≥ 20º were recruited. Standard posteroanterior and lateral radiographs of spine were reviewed to classify scoliosis curve patterns as typical or atypical, and to measure curve severity and thoracic kyphosis. In 351 surgically treated patients, side-bending films were used to assess curve flexibility. Comparisons between male and female patients were made by subgrouping patients according to curve patterns and severity.

Results. Atypical curves were more frequently observed in male (19.8%) than in female gender (8.9%) (p < 0.01). Gender differences were also found in the distribution of curve types. Main thoracic curve was the most common curve type in both genders. Furthermore, significantly higher incidence of main thoracic curve in severe AIS than moderate patients was found in male (p < 0.001) but not in female gender. In patients with severe AIS who had typical curve patterns that included a major thoracic curve, male patients had larger magnitude of thoracic curve, more severe thoracic kyphosis, and more rigid thoracic and lumbar curves than female patients.

Conclusions. Atypical curve patterns were more predominantly in male than female AIS. The thoracic curve in male AIS patients might have higher incidence of progression than female gender. The higher rigidity of both thoracic and lumbar curves in male AIS with severe curves might contribute to the lower curve correction rate and poor response to brace when compared to female cases.

Source: PubMed Central

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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 only the symptoms but also the choice of treatments. Osteoporosis and intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) have been suggested as two important risks associated with the progression of DLS. Interestingly, recent data implicate interleukin-1 (IL-1) in the altered matrix biology that characterizes human IDD. Compelling evidence links decreased sleep duration to lower bone mineral density (BMD) and elevated expression of IL-1. Based on these evidences, we propose that decreased sleep duration might be a risk of the progression of DLS, and hypothesize that the underlying mechanisms might be the elevated excretion of glucocorticoids and elevated expression of IL-1.

Source: Med Hypotheses. 2011 Nov 25. [Epub ahead of print]

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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 decreased maximal oxygen intake.

This study is very important for a couple of reasons. First, it highlights the importance of physicians needing to treat more than just the scoliosis curvature. In moderate cases like these, it is necessary to help rehabilitate normal breathing function in these patients. Second, this evidence suggests that breathing function is significantly affected by scoliosis curvatures much smaller than previously believed by Western physicians.

Source:  Eur Spine J. 2011 Nov 22. [Epub ahead of print]

Natural Wellness and Pain Relief Centers of Michigan - Results, naturally | Flint, Grand Blanc, Genesee County Bio-Identical Hormones, Scoliosis, Autism, Fibromyalgia, and Chiropractic

In a new study published in the European Spine Journal, researchers wanted to see if hormone deficiencies were a triggering event for adult degenerative scoliosis, a condition that commonly occurs in postmenopausal women. It is thought that menopausal hormone changes affect bone density, which sets off a cascade of events that leads to degenerative scoliosis.

In this latest study, women given hormone replacement therapy were less likely to develop one of the initiating factors in adult degenerative scoliosis, called lateral listhesis, a rotational displacement of a vertebra.

The occurrence of adult degenerative scoliosis is more common that scoliosis in juveniles or adolescents. Therefore, this research is very important in helping to possibly prevent adult-onset scoliosis in the first place.

One note we would like to add to this however. Bio-identical hormone replacement has far fewer risks involved than conventional hormone replacement therapy, which is made from pregnant horse urine. Synthetic hormone replacement carries with increased risk of certain female reproductive cancers. So please do your homework if you are interested in hormone replacement.

Women who are already developing degenerative scoliosis will likely want a combined treatment approach, one that includes bio-identical hormone replacement and a conservative exercise-based scoliosis therapy like ARC3D to help reverse the scoliosis.

Source: Eur Spine J. 2011 Oct 28. [Epub ahead of print]

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