In 1958, Joseph C. Risser, published his findings on growth and the completion of growth in a paper entitled, “The Iliac Apophysis: An Invaluable Sign in the Management of Scoliosis.” His findings led to the Risser sign classification system used to assess skeletal maturity. While Risser sign is still used today by doctors to estimate… Read More
May 10, 2018
When a child is newly diagnosed with AIS, it’s only natural for parents to wonder about the long term effects of scoliosis. Having that background is helpful when it comes to deciding on scoliosis treatment during the adolescent years and beyond. It’s impossible for anyone to tell you with certainty what long term effects of… Read More
April 6, 2018
Parents and our braced patients are always searching for the best shirt to wear under a scoliosis brace. We offer our patients extensive instructions regarding scoliosis bracing, and the brace undershirt is no exception. However, we find that moms (and dads) usually want to be prepared and have a shirt or two with them when… Read More
When a patient has scoliosis, pregnancy can be joyful time, but also be a time of concern. In fact, several young adults we’ve seen lately and parents of adolescents have recently expressed concerns about their daughters’ futures regarding scoliosis and pregnancy. Whether you’ve had scoliosis surgery or not, if you’ve ever wondered about the effects… Read More
Research on bracing has demonstrated the importance of addressing the sagittal plane of scoliosis during bracing (1). Flattening of the physiologic curves of the sagittal plane is now thought to be an early indicator of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (3,4). At Scoliosis 3DC® we address the sagittal plane of scoliosis in two ways. First, exercises to address… Read More
June 1, 2017
Common Mistakes When Managing Adolescent Scoliosis We’ve been involved in the non-surgical treatment of scoliosis for well over two decades now, both personally and professionally. Over time, in our interactions with thousands of scoliosis families, rarely a week goes by that we do not hear of a scoliosis story gone awry. We’ve decided to share some… Read More
Being diagnosed with scoliosis during adolescence can be upsetting for kids and parents alike. Dealing with scoliosis, or any health condition in childhood or adolescence can be difficult. For some, scoliosis is a tough pill to swallow especially since it comes at a time of life that should be care-free. At this point, the caring… Read More
We get many questions from parents and kids about scoliosis and sports. Each case of scoliosis is unique and must be considered individually but in this post we will try and overview a few things to be aware of. In general, we wholeheartedly encourage athletic participation and participation in gym class for kids with scoliosis… Read More
If you’ve been on our website, you know that we offer four to five-day intensive Schroth Programs for children and adults with scoliosis. ADL (Activities of Daily Living) training for scoliosis is an integral part of our program, and strangely, one that not many Schroth practitioners in the US address. ADL training for scoliosis is an important part… Read More
What are My Child’s Chances of Scoliosis Progression? A paper by Lonstein and Carlson is a popular resource on the topic of scoliosis progression. Their 1984 study features a progression factor equation taking a child’s age, Cobb angle and Risser sign (method of estimating skeletal maturity) into account to estimate percentage risk of scoliosis progression. The study conclusions are… Read More
