Schroth Method Goals

Patients incorporating the Schroth Method into their lives can expect a few, many, or all of the following:

To stabilize posture via improved body mechanics
Halt scoliotic curve progression, in adolescents strive for some degree of reduction
Improve lung capacity via corrective breathing and active rib mobilization
Relieve or reduce pain as a result of scoliosis
Improve strength and flexibility
To prevent surgery
Improve postural appearance
Learn to maintain spinal corrections during daily activities
Feel empowered given the knowledge and tools to manage one’s own unique scoliosis
For post-surgical scoliosis patients, the Schroth Method helps to improve posture and maintainstability above and below the fused spinal segments