http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/bracing-treatment-idiopathic-scoliosis <P>Currently, bracing is the only non-operative treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis advocated by the spine medical community.</p> <p>All other forms of non-surgical treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis - including chiropractic or osteopathic manipulation, exercise or other manual treatments, nutrition, acupuncture, etc. - have not been proven to be effective in preventing progression or reducing the curvature.</p><p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/bracing-treatment-idiopathic-scoliosis">read more</a></p> Scoliosis Children idiopathic scoliosis kids and back pain scoliosis Scoliosis Treatment ergonomics-related-information scoliosis-treatment Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:54:09 -0800 spine-health 1021 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/back-braces <p>Motion of the lumbar (lower) spine can delay healing in fractures or in post-operative fusions. Limiting the motion of the spine enhances the healing process for bone in both conditions, and will also usually decrease the patient’s low back pain and discomfort.</p> <p>Two types of back braces are commonly used to limit the motion in the spine:</p> <ul><li> <p>Rigid braces</p> </li> <li> <p>Corset braces (elastic braces)</p><p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/back-braces">read more</a></p> Scoliosis Back Brace Back Pain Treatment Boston Overlap Brace Bracing Corset Brace lower back pain treatment rigid brace scoliosis Scoliosis Treatment TLSO brace back-pain-treatment lower-back-pain-treatment neck-pain-treatment pain-treatment scoliosis-treatment Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:54:09 -0800 spine-health 1018 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/bracing-scoliosis-found-less-effective-overweight-teens <p>A recent study at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center has shown that <strong>bracing treatment for scoliosis is significantly less effective for teenagers who are overweight.</strong> At present, wearing a back brace is the only non-operative treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis that is currently advocated by the spine medical community.</p><p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/bracing-scoliosis-found-less-effective-overweight-teens">read more</a></p> Scoliosis Bracing Children idiopathic scoliosis kids and back pain overweight Scoliosis Treatment TLSO brace scoliosis-treatment Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:54:09 -0800 spine-health 1020 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/conclusion-bracing-treatment-scoliosis <p>Currently, the spine medical community advocates bracing as the only non-surgical treatment for idiopathic scoliosis. The objective of bracing treatment is to prevent the curve from progressing as the child grows, and studies have shown bracing is effective in stopping the progression of the majority of adolescent scoliotic curves.</p> <div class="relevantinfo"> <p><em>More <a href="/conditions/scoliosis" title="Scoliosis">Scoliosis</a> Info</p></em> <p><a href="/conditions/scoliosis/scoliosis-what-you-need-know" title="Scoliosis: What You Need to Know">Scoliosis Overview</a></p> <p><a href="/conditions/scoliosis/scoliosis-symptoms" title="Scoliosis Symptoms">Scoliosis Symptoms</a></p><p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/conclusion-bracing-treatment-scoliosis">read more</a></p> Scoliosis Back Brace Back Pain Treatment Bracing idiopathic scoliosis Scoliosis Treatment scoliotic curve Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:54:09 -0800 spine-health 1022 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/degenerative-scoliosis <p>Degenerative scoliosis comes about as the result of degeneration in the disc space and paired facet joints posteriorly (in the back of the spine). As the joints degenerate they turn and create a bend in the back, resulting in the classic scoliotic curve.</p> <p>Whereas idiopathic scoliosis is much more common in the thoracic spine (mid back), degenerative scoliosis is much more common in the lumbar spine (lower back). It occurs most frequently in people over 65 years of age.</p><p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/degenerative-scoliosis">read more</a></p> Scoliosis Acetaminophen Celebrex Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak degenerative scoliosis facet joint Scoliosis Surgery scoliosis symptoms Scoliosis Treatment scoliotic curve scoliosis-symptoms-and-diagnosis Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:54:09 -0800 spine-health 1030 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/diagnosis-and-treatment-scheuermann%E2%80%99s-disease <p>The normal curvature of the thoracic spine is between 20 and 50 degrees. A curvature of more than 50 degrees, where the spine has three contiguous vertebral bodies that have wedging of 5 degrees or more, constitutes Scheuermann’s disease.</p><p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/diagnosis-and-treatment-scheuermann%E2%80%99s-disease">read more</a></p> Scoliosis kyphosis scheuermann&#039;s disease Scheuermann’s kyphosis scoliosis causes scoliosis diagnosis Scoliosis Treatment Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:54:10 -0800 spine-health 1031 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/juvenile-disc-disorder <p>Juvenile disc disorder, or juvenile discogenic disorder, represents a condition where the endplates of the disc spaces are not strong enough to withstand the pressures generated within the disc spaces. This leads to disc herniations into the vertebral bodies (called Schmorl’s nodes) and causes back pain at an early age.</p> <p>This condition is sometimes referred to as Scheuermann’s disease, or <strong>Lumbar Scheuermann’s disease</strong>, but the preferred medical terminology for this condition is juvenile disc disorder. </p><p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/juvenile-disc-disorder">read more</a></p> Scoliosis Children discogenic pain kids and back pain scheuermann&#039;s disease Scheuermann’s kyphosis scoliosis causes Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:54:10 -0800 spine-health 1032 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/scheuermann%E2%80%99s-disease-thoracic-and-lumbar-spine <p><img src="/images/MAN36.jpg" width="141" height="111" class="column2"/>Scheuermann's disease, or <strong>Scheuermann's kyphosis</strong>, is a condition in which the normal roundback in the upper spine (called a <a href="/video/kyphosis-video-what-kyphosis" title="Kyphosis Video: What is Kyphosis?">kyphosis</a>) is increased. Most people with Scheuermann's disease will have an increased roundback (e.g. a hunch back or hump back) but no pain.</p><p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/scheuermann%E2%80%99s-disease-thoracic-and-lumbar-spine">read more</a></p> Scoliosis hunchback juvenile discogenic disorder kyphoplasty kyphosis kyphosis lumbar spine scheuermann&#039;s disease Scheuermann’s kyphosis scoliosis causes thoracic spine Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:54:10 -0800 spine-health 1033 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/scoliosis-diagnosis <p>Early detection is essential for scoliosis treatment to be most effective. In general, people with a family history of spinal deformity are at greater risk for developing scoliosis.</p><p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/scoliosis-diagnosis">read more</a></p> Scoliosis diagnostic studies scoliosis diagnosis scoliotic curve spine deformity X-ray Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:54:10 -0800 spine-health 1037 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/scoliosis-surgery <p>Surgery for adolescents with scoliosis is only recommended when their curves are greater than 40 to 45 degrees and continuing to progress, and for most patients with curves that are greater than 50 degrees. Scoliosis surgery is designed to reduce the patients curvature and fuse the spine to prevent any further progression of the deformity.</p><p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/scoliosis-surgery">read more</a></p> Scoliosis Fusion Scoliosis Surgery Scoliosis Treatment scoliotic curve SSEP scoliosis-treatment Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:54:10 -0800 spine-health 1038 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/scoliosis-symptoms <p>In children and teenagers, <a href="/conditions/scoliosis/scoliosis-what-you-need-know" title="Scoliosis: What You Need to Know">scoliosis</a> often does not have any noticeable symptoms. The scoliosis is often not noticeable until the curve has progressed significantly.</p> <p>When viewed from the side, a healthy spine curves inward in the lower back (lordosis) and outward in the upper back (kyphosis). When viewed from the back, a spine with normal curves appears as a straight line down the back. A person with scoliosis, however, will appear to have a side-to-side curve in their spine because of a lateral, or sideways, curvature of the spine.</p><p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/scoliosis-symptoms">read more</a></p> Scoliosis kyphosis lordosis scoliosis symptoms scoliotic curve ergonomics-related-information scoliosis-symptoms-and-diagnosis Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:54:10 -0800 spine-health 1039 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/scoliosis-treatment <p>Decision for scoliosis treatment decisions are primarily based on two factors:</p> <ol><li> <p>The <em>skeletal maturity of the patient</em> (or rather, how much more growth can be expected)</p> </li> <li> <p>The <em>degree of spinal curvature</em>.</p> </li> </ol><p>Although the cause of idiopathic scoliosis is unknown, the way scoliosis curves behave is fairly well understood. Basically, the younger the patient and the bigger the curve, the more likely the curve is to progress.</p> <p>There are essentially three scoliosis treatment options for adolescents:</p><p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/scoliosis-treatment">read more</a></p> Scoliosis Back Brace Boston Overlap Brace Bracing Corset Brace rigid brace Scoliosis Surgery Scoliosis Treatment scoliotic curve skeletal maturity spine curvature TLSO brace scoliosis-treatment Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:54:10 -0800 spine-health 1040 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/scoliosis-what-you-need-know <div class="txt11pt" style="border: 2px solid #ccc; float:left; width:130px; display:inline; padding:3px; background-color:#dedede; margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 3px; text-align:center;"><a href="/video/scoliosis-video-what-scoliosis" title="Scoliosis Video: What is Scoliosis?"><img src="/images/scoliosisman.jpg" alt="epidural" width="125" height="175" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="/video/scoliosis-video-what-scoliosis" title="Scoliosis Video: What is Scoliosis?"><img src="/images/camera2.gif" alt="interactive video" width="14" height="9" border="0"/></a> <a href="/video/scoliosis-video-what-scoliosis" title="Scoliosis Video: What is Scoliosis?">See inside scoliosis</a></div> <p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/scoliosis-what-you-need-know">read more</a></p> Scoliosis Back Brace Bracing Children idiopathic scoliosis kids and back pain scoliosis scoliosis causes scoliosis diagnosis Scoliosis Surgery scoliosis symptoms Scoliosis Treatment scoliotic curve scoliosis-symptoms-and-diagnosis Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:54:10 -0800 spine-health 1041 at http://www.spine-health.com http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/types-scoliosis-braces <p>There are several types of commonly used scoliosis braces:</p> <h2>1. Thoraco-Lumbo-Sacral-Orthosis (TLSO)<br/></h2> <p>The most common form of a TLSO brace is called the “Boston brace”, and it may be referred to as an “underarm” brace. This brace is fitted to the child’s body and custom molded from plastic. It works by applying three-point pressure to the curvature to prevent its progression. (See <a href="javascript:;" onclick="MM_openBrWindow('/fig-1-tlso-brace','','resizable=yes,width=500,height=500')">Figure 1</a>.)</p><p><a href="http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/scoliosis/types-scoliosis-braces">read more</a></p> Scoliosis Back Brace Bracing kids and back pain milwaukee brace scoliosis Scoliosis Treatment TLSO brace Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:54:09 -0800 spine-health 1023 at http://www.spine-health.com