A scoliosis is defined by

Dorland’s Medical Dictionary

as an appreciable lateral

deviation in the normal

straight vertical line of the

spine. In other words, your

back is curved. A scoliosis is

found in females over males

in a ratio of 8:1. Only 10%

are genetic, the other

90% are described as idiopathic.

This means there is no

known cause. Contrary to

some beliefs, a scoliosis is

not a benign finding. People

with a moderate scoliosis

>30 degrees have a life

expectancy fourteen years

less than the norm. There

is generally no pain with a

scoliosis but over time the

pressure on the nerves and

organs takes it toil. This is

why it is so important to

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have your children’s posture

checked out regularly by the

chiropractor. Posture checks

used to be done by the public

health nurse in the school.

Twenty or so years ago this

was cut back. As with most

health conditions, if the

scoliosis is found early it is

easily detected. The problem

is that once the person has

stopped growing the ability

to correct the curve is lost.

This is when the orthopedic

surgeons would break the

spine and insert steel rods to

correct the curve.

New research being done in

Minnesota has completely

overhauled the previous

theories on scoliosis. They

have found that everyone with

a scoliosis has an anterior head

posture with a slight tilt.

Your eyes are your dominant

balance sense, so it will rise

up a shoulder to level out

your eyes and this creates

a tilt in your spine. This

creates the scoliosis. They

also found that the upper

2-3 Cervical vertebrae have

become fixed and do not

.ex or extend very well.

Scoliosis

Pressure is put on the spinal

cord at this area and affects

the nerves that go to the

postural muscles of the body.

They have found that if they

correct the head posture,

adjust the fixed the areas in

the Cervical spine and use

vibration to override

the body’s postural muscles

nerve sensation ability, they

can correct the scoliosis. In

their studies it does not

matter if you are five years

old or fifty years old the

same treatment works. In

five years of research they

have only had one scoliosis

not corrected. This is

absolutely amazing!

For more information, please

check out their website at

www.clear-institute.com.

New Patients

Welcome!

The clinic continues to accept new

patients. If you know of anyone

who could benefit from one of our

many services, do them a favour

and refer them to our office.

519-886-4814

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Speaking

Presentations

If you would like any of our practitioners

to give a presentation at your workplace,

school or group, please contact them

through our front office at:

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