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General Scoliosis Information
Scoliosis and FootballWritten by Clayton Stitzel
Is playing football safe for your scoliosis? First, let us consider what scoliosis is and what it is not. If your spine simply curves from side to side, then you do not have scoliosis. All spines have curves. However, if your spine curves at least 10 degrees from left to right when you are looking at it from the back…
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 It is important to understand what Scoliosis actually is a sideways curvature of the spine that occurs most often during the growth spurt just before puberty. Also, it is more likely to occur in girls rather than in boys. While scoliosis can be caused by conditions such as cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy, the cause of most scoliosis is genetics,…
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 If you have scoliosis, here are some sleeping and living well tips for you...  1. Don't belly sleep (lying on your stomach while sleeping). This is probably the worst position to sleep in for anyone with scoliosis. Why is this? All scoliosis conditions are 3-dimensional. So, if one of the dimensions gets worse it will adversely affect the other…
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 When it comes to scoliosis there are things you can’t trust in scoliosis treatment. Below we discuss the three major ones.  WE CAN FIX YOU.The 1st matter you can’t trust in scoliosis treatment is if someone tells you they can fix you or your child’s scoliosis. Be very skeptical. You can't fix a scoliosis 100%. You may halt…
The book, titled "Scoliosis and ARC3D Therapy: Restoring Hope Through Non-Surgical Treatment" is the collective work of Dr. Mark Morningstar, whom has been a trusted friend and colleague of mine for almost 15 years now. It was my pleasure and honor write the forward to this, his first book of what I am certain to be many, books on the…
Scoliosis and TextingWritten by Clayton Stitzel
Texting the bane of a Scoliosis patient's existence! Â Why is texting bad you ask? Texting per se is not the problem. The problem lies in the posture you assume when texting - forward flexed position; head bent forward; forward head posture. Â Texting (Poor posture) + Scoliosis = TROUBLE. Â Texting and Scoliosis leads to increased: Â Compression to…
  The search for the most effective “scoliosis treatment in New York City" area is often long, complex, and confusing when it really shouldn't be or at least doesn't have to be. While the ultimate cause of idiopathic scoliosis is still technically unknown, it isn't like we don't know anything about scoliosis or scoliosis treatment in the New York City area.  For…
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Why Does Scoliosis Get Worse?Written by Clayton Stitzel
3-D effects of idiopathic scoliosis on the spinal cord No other part of the human body comes under more stress due to scoliosis than the spinal cord. This is primarily, because the 3 dimensional spinal deformity caused by scoliosis stretches, pushes, pulls, and compresses the spinal cord in all 3 dimensions. Â The spinal cord is really just an…
TreatingScoliosis.com now has a Google+ page, which is being updated on a daily basis with new links, pre/post x-rays, and video clips that outline the newest and most effective scoliosis exercise techniques being developed. Â The lastest and greating in non-surgical scoliosis treatment is going to get posted here first!Here is the link to join for FREE! https://plus.google.com/i/r9HgjftzoQw:48xUtdY6bpY
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My Story: Life after Scoliosis Surgery By Maggie Victoria I am afflicted with scoliosis. I was diagnosed at a young age with 3 major curves with rotation, a severe rib hump, and winged scapula. My scapula was so winged that my father could fit his fist under it. Within a very short time frame, I was diagnosed, and was…
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