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Each person with scoliosis has a different experience. We created this podcast to share those experiences and help others have hope in managing this diagnosis. We will explore the many treatments for scoliosis from both the viewpoint of the patient and the practitioner. Treatments including scoliosis specific exercise, surgical procedures, bracing, and others will be reviewed and described. Personal experiences will also be shared of patients and parents.
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Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Most scoliosis cases in kids are diagnosed by their pediatrician. In this episode, we talk to Dr Scott Mumford, a pediatrician at Utah Valley Pediatrics in American Fork, Utah. He helps shed some light on his thought process when seeing a patient for a well child check.
One BIG take-away is to make sure to have your kids go to their well child checks every year. Dr Mumford gives some great advice on what goes into the diagnosis as well.
For more information on conservative treatment of scoliosis, check out our website at https://aligntherapyutah.com/
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Being a Physical Therapist myself, I tend to look for conservative ways to treat spinal problems. Scoliosis Specific Exercise is a research-backed conservative treatment approach for scoliosis. In this episode, we talk to Korey Derocher, DPT, who is a certified Schroth Therapist at Align Therapy.
We discuss what Scoliosis Specific Exercise, such as The Schroth Method and the SEAS Approach, means along with who it can benefit.
Scoliosis specific exercise is very different than regular physical therapy. Just like anything that is specialized, more training is required to treat scoliosis.
At a regular physical therapy office, you will most likely be treated with core strengthening and maybe some stretching if you have scoliosis. Sometimes they will try to stretch the concave side, and strengthen the convex side as well, but this is a very incomplete view and approach.
Scoliosis MUST be treated in a 3 dimensional way, and without creating any progression the curve above or below.
The scoliosis specific exercise techniques we use at Align Therapy are the Schroth Method, as well as the SEAS Approach.
You can learn more about scoliosis and how it is treated conservatively at https://aligntherapyutah.com/child-teen-scoliosis/
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
In this episode, David Butler describes why he decided to start a podcast based around the experience of those with scoliosis. His experience in treating those with scoliosis plays a large role in his passion for conservative treatment for spinal deformities. The goal of this podcast is to help inform and empower those living with scoliosis and other spinal deformities.
To see more information on how we treat scoliosis at Align Therapy in Lehi Utah, check out our website at https://aligntherapyutah.com/