Originally posted by mamamax
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and there are many, many research papers which provide evidence against it.
If the reader of this post is familiar with Martha Hawes, PhD, you may recall her discussion, Progression and Natural History, in Chapter 1, under Subheading G, in her book Scoliosis and the Human Spine: "Virtually all cases of juvenile IS are progressive (Robinson and McMaster 1996)."
(snip more irrelevant discussion)
Even during the growth spurt, the chance of spontaneous regression remains very small: "Spontaneous regress of the curve almost never occurs in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis." (Sevastik JA: Idiopathic Scoliosis: What is it? Research into Spinal Deformities I, J.A. Sevastik and K.M. Diab (Eds.), IOS Press 1997, p. 37-40.)
There has never been an instance published in the literature where a moderate to severe scoliosis (above 30 degrees) spontaneously regressed post-skeletal maturity;
I hope this information is helpful in combatting (sic) the myth that scoliosis is a benign condition, undeserving of treatment, with little effect upon a person's physical & psychological status.
I wish this guy would address the conclusion in Soucacos that... "In conclusion, the findings of the present study strongly suggest that only a small percentage of scoliotic curves will undergo progression."
In my personal opinion, this point of view is often put forward by individuals who have no real answers to give to the problem of scoliosis,
so they insist that efforts to treat it are without value,
when in truth - as anyone knows who has scoliosis or has a friend or family member who does - research into early detection & treatment is desperately needed to prevent the significant physical & psychosocial burdens that oft accompany this condition in his later stages.
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