Most Common Causes and Effective Treatment for Fast Scoliosis Pain Relief!
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Scoliosis is a curving of the spine. The importance of Scoliosis is the possible complications.
The minor complications include joint pain, restricted mobility and pain.
The major complications may include compressing the internal organs affecting lung, heart and digestive function.
The cause of a true Scoliosis is not known however there does show a tendency for a genetic presesposition maily among the females.
How Chiropractic Helps Scoliosis
Manual chiropractic adjustments free up the joints of the spine relieving the associated pain as well as increasing intersegmental motion.
When treated as a early stage, the chiropractic adjustment has shown the effect of decresing the spinal curve. This is why it is important to have children checked for signs of scoliosis before their growth spurt.
Therapy For Scoliosis Treatment
- Intersegmental traction is very beneficial to increase intersegmental mobility by freeing up the spinal joints and restrictions.
- Spinal decompression therapy is used to separate the intervertebral disc space. Scoliosis often produces abnormal disc pressure and on occasion can result in disc bulges. Spinal decompression therapy for disc bulge relief from Scoliosis can be very helpful reliving pain.
- Ultrasound therapy is a form of deep heat we use to affect the muscles. Often times in Scoliosis the muscle tone is irregular resulting is muscle contractures and pain. The deep heat of Ultrasound therapy relaxing the muscles and decrease muscle rigidity.
- Electrical muscle stimulation is a mild form of electrical current used to decrease pain and decrease muscle tension. The mild current acts as a nerve block reducing pain and also fatigues the muscles reducing muscle tension.