Maybe something to start a discussion about alternative treatments. I'd have to dig deeper to find something that deals with excercise.
This is from an annotated bibliography put together by the SRS bracing commitee. (Emphasis added is mine)
Chiropracty and Scoliosis:
Effects of chiropractic intervention on small scoliotic curves in younger subjects: a time-series cohort design. Lantz CA, Chen J. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 24:385-393, 2001.
These chiropractic authors report their negative results. These authors studied 42 patients age 6 to 12 years with curvatures between 6 and 25°. Each patients underwent a series of chiropractic full spine adjustment over a mean of 14.5 months. In addition, they also were given heel lifts, as well as postural lifestyle counseling and exercises, such as stretching on a chinning bar. No improvement in the curves was observed with this treatment. The authors concluded that chiropractic treatment does not improve scoliotic curves. An important study to quote when asked about the role of chiropractic intervention.
An inquiry into chiropractors’ intention to treat adolescent scoliosis: a telephone survey
Feise, RJ. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 24:177-182, 2001..
The author is Research Director, American Chiropractic Research Foundation. The findings exemplify the state of current chiropractic management of scoliosis. In this study 90% (114/216) of an eligible sample of chiropractors responded to a telephone survey to determine the clinical management approach to a hypothetical 12 year old, Risser 1, female patient with a 25° curvature of the spine. It was found that the typical chiropractor would provide 6 months of intensive adjustive treatment and 4 years of follow-up care, 73% would use heel lifts, 87% exercise, and 39% physical therapy or electrical stimulation (30%). Ninety-five percent stated that they used clinical experience as a means of establishing a treatment regimen. Only 20% knew the difference between retrospective and prospective research design.
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This is from an annotated bibliography put together by the SRS bracing commitee. (Emphasis added is mine)
Chiropracty and Scoliosis:
Effects of chiropractic intervention on small scoliotic curves in younger subjects: a time-series cohort design. Lantz CA, Chen J. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 24:385-393, 2001.
These chiropractic authors report their negative results. These authors studied 42 patients age 6 to 12 years with curvatures between 6 and 25°. Each patients underwent a series of chiropractic full spine adjustment over a mean of 14.5 months. In addition, they also were given heel lifts, as well as postural lifestyle counseling and exercises, such as stretching on a chinning bar. No improvement in the curves was observed with this treatment. The authors concluded that chiropractic treatment does not improve scoliotic curves. An important study to quote when asked about the role of chiropractic intervention.
An inquiry into chiropractors’ intention to treat adolescent scoliosis: a telephone survey
Feise, RJ. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 24:177-182, 2001..
The author is Research Director, American Chiropractic Research Foundation. The findings exemplify the state of current chiropractic management of scoliosis. In this study 90% (114/216) of an eligible sample of chiropractors responded to a telephone survey to determine the clinical management approach to a hypothetical 12 year old, Risser 1, female patient with a 25° curvature of the spine. It was found that the typical chiropractor would provide 6 months of intensive adjustive treatment and 4 years of follow-up care, 73% would use heel lifts, 87% exercise, and 39% physical therapy or electrical stimulation (30%). Ninety-five percent stated that they used clinical experience as a means of establishing a treatment regimen. Only 20% knew the difference between retrospective and prospective research design.
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