Every year, three million people in the United States are diagnosed with scoliosis, a condition that causes an irregular curve of the spine. In most cases, the disorder develops just before puberty, with 2-3% of children between the ages of 10-15 receiving a diagnosis of scoliosis—though scoliosis can occur in adulthood too. As many as 35% of all adults over the age of 65 may have some form of adult degenerative scoliosis. We offer in-office digital x-ray analysis to measure your scoliosis.
We utilize State-of-the-Art Scoliosis Bracing with Scolibrace for Better Results.
While many cases of scoliosis are mild, some can cause mobility issues, chronic pain and other serious health complications without effective management. At Bethesda Spine and Posture we offer state-of-the-art treatment for both juvenile/adolescent scoliosis and adult degenerative scoliosis. Our treatments can prevent the condition from progressing and can meaningfully improve the patient’s quality of life. Our goal is to stop progression, decrease pain and, when possible, make corrections.
Our scoliosis treatment services include the following:
ScoliBalance is a physiotherapeutic scoliosis specific exercise (PSSE) program used to treat scoliosis and kyphosis in children, adolescents and adults.
The program combines the most relevant practices and principles in physical therapy, chiropractic and exercise rehabilitation for a 3D approach to managing scoliosis, tailored to each individual patient according to their curve type, symptoms and treatment goals.
The ScoliBalance concept was created by Dr. Jeb McAviney (Chiropractor) drawing on his clinical experience treating scoliosis using a combination of Chiropractic Biophysics, SEAS and Schroth* (BSPTS) techniques.
ScoliBalance builds on the foundation of other PSSE programs focusing on aspects that are most effective and achievable for patients to learn and implement. The program is delivered in accordance with the SOSORT guidelines.