Welcome to the UK Scoliosis Clinic blog. We regularly post new articles covering the latest developments in Scoliosis research and treatment. Be sure to check back regularly for new content!
World Spine Day 2021
World spine day is here again, and it’s an excellent opportunity for us to reflect on the importance of spinal health. Unfortunately, the ongoing pandemic restrictions mean we won’t be able to offer any events in the clinic this year, however, we’re encouraging all of our patients and followers to h… Read more »
Vibration Based Therapy for Scoliosis
Scoliosis researchers are nothing if not creative, and today we’re looking at a lesser-known, but interesting additional approach published in 2017. In the field of physiotherapy in general, there has recently been a trend to incorporate vibration platforms into routines designed both for prevention… Read more »
Physiotherapy may improve functional capacity in younger scoliosis patients
It’s been established (and we’ve written several times about it) that scoliosis can impact both quality of life, and functional capacity – that is to say, the ability of a patient to live without pain and move around normally without struggling. While not all patients are affected, a large number re… Read more »
What is Schroth best practice?
Schroth therapy is one of the oldest and most well-established approaches to Scoliosis – while it was once a somewhat niche approach (or at least viewed as such) in the years before significant research on non-surgical treatment options began to take place, today Schroth is a well-developed program… Read more »
We’re developing an App!
On this blog we’ve previously discussed the ways in which some technologies can augment and improve scoliosis diagnosis, and while we’ve also argued that apps cannot yet fully replace the skills of a scoliosis expert we do think that they’re a powerful too for raising awareness and helping people to… Read more »
I think my Child has Scoliosis – 3 things NOT to do
As parents, we all want to do the best for our children – and when you suspect Scoliosis it can be hard to know what to do. Despite efforts from the Scoliosis community the condition is still widely unknown in the general population which can lead to confusion and that feeling of not knowing where t… Read more »
Why Scoliosis screening is important!
Although Scoliosis awareness month is now over, we wanted to take one last opportunity to highlight the importance of a subject which is dear to our heart at the clinic – scoliosis screening. It’s a simple step that we can all take to avoid the risk of serious scoliosis, yet it something that most p… Read more »
5 Celebrity Scoliosis Stories
While the main focus of our blog is on treating, preventing and correcting Scoliosis, it’s always worth taking a moment to acknowledge the great things that many people with scoliosis have done. Scoliosis no matter how you opt to treat it (or not) does not have to ruin a life – and indeed, for some… Read more »
Scoliosis awareness month – Adult Scoliosis
Adult Scoliosis is technically any scoliosis case that exists either in those over 18, or those having reached skeletal maturity, either definition is valid but most scoliosis specialists would prefer the latter since we are focused more on the condition itself than an arbitrary point of “adulthood.… Read more »
Scoliosis awareness month – Adolescent Scoliosis
Most of the Scoliosis cases we treat at the clinic – and indeed, most of the scoliosis cases discovered are categorised as adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (often called AIS) That’s to say, scoliosis in a person older than 10, but who has not yet reached skeletal maturity, and a case without obvious… Read more »
