Scoliosis is one of the most feared bone diseases by many people. Sometimes scoliosis portrays the image of a relentless, painful and incurable disease. Scoliosis can cause partial paralysis as well and back surgery has a lower percentage of success compared to surgery on other parts of our body. These two major things elevate scoliosis to a status that is feared by the people. Chiropractic care is also a method of treating scoliosis and although recovery is not guaranteed through this care, it should be the first method that one has to administer against scoliosis.
To cure scoliosis completely, early detection and correct forms of treatment are needed. When the disease is still very inception in its development, it can be controlled much easier than when it is in the latter stages. Some sufferers even reported that early treatment and detection of scoliosis can cure scoliosis in less than a year. After the detection, they will still have to go for regular treatment to recover completely from the disease. The symptom of scoliosis is usually a 'rib hump', which is caused by protruding ribds due to an uneven spine. Another symptom will be that the shoulders are not level. Nowadays, many scoliosis clinics also conduct detection free of charge, so there is no excuse for you not going to see a doctor if you find those symptoms.
Counter-scoliosis measures such as spinal fusion and the Milwaukee brace have also proven less effective to cure scoliosis. However, the Milwaukee brace is very uncomfortable and it does not correct the scoliosis curve. It only stabilizes the suffering patient. As it limits patients' mobility, it is considered a temporary treatment rather than fixed one. The first measure, which is the spinal fusion surgery, is considered the last resort to cure scoliosis. It is a complex surgery as it includes taking splinters from other bones which can be found on either the patient's body or a donor's body. The splinter will then be applied in between the vertebrae which will then grow as a single bone. However, once the spinal fusion surgery is successful, the patient will have to change his or her lifestyle. The person has to be less active and therefore, spinal surgery is often looked as an immobilizing treatment. For the surgery to be successful, intensive therapy and medicine have to be applied regularly.
Chiropractic care, however, is the only form of treatment that has shown the most significant improvement in recovery progress from scoliosis. It reduces the curve in about 70% of the scoliosis sufferers and about 15% of them has been cured through chiropractic care. It will also not cause immobilization to the patient, and the price for the care is very affordable. There are less risks involved and the care is not as time consuming as the spinal fusion surgery or the brace treatment. Now scoliosis sufferers have no reason to worry about their disease because with chiropractic care, the disease can at least be curbed to become a somewhat manageable condition.
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