By:
Kristin Schafer &
Michelle Kerr
Interviewing Marvin, an 83 year young male with scoliosis who has been
undergoing scoliosis corrective care at CLEAR Institute for 1 year.
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Contrary to medical misinformation, scoliosis correction is effective and predictable through chiropractic care. Scoliosis is from the Greek word σκωλοσς [skoliosis] which means “crookedness”.
According to Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 18th ed. [F.A. Davis Co.:
Philadelphia, PA, 1997; p.1727], scoliosis is a lateral curvature of the spine. It usually
consists of two curves: a primary abnormal curve, and a compensatory curve in the
opposite direction. Some chiropractors tend to use the term “scoliosis” to describe the
presence of any, if even slight, lateral curvature of the spine. However, such a loose
definition is a common misconception.
Read full scoliosis misconceptions article (80 K)
Can Chiropractic care help Scoliosis? This article contains an overview
of scoliosis mechanics, common causes, and corrections.
Read full article from Dr.Dennis Woggon (321 K)
A detailed study of CLEAR Institute's methodology and it's proven effectiveness. Scoliosis is a dis-ease of the neuro-muscular skeletal system. The Medical “Gold Standard of treatment which is bracing and surgery, has few positive results. As Spinal Experts, the Chiropractic profession should take the lead in the correction and stabilization of the Scoliotic patient..
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A 200 page slide show provides answers and offers hope to those seeking scoliosis treatment. Due to the size of the presentation, initial loading is slow.
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By Teagin Maddox, New York
There are millions of people worldwide suffering from scoliosis. Thousands of children will have dangerous and unnecessary spinal fusion surgery every year because parents are told that surgery is the only way to treat scoliosis. In fact, that was part of a Gannett News Service report published this summer in the St. Cloud Times.
Your turn: Spinal surgery isn’t the answer to scoliosis - St. Cloud Times
By Laura Cone
Dr. Dennis Woggon, founder and director of the St. Cloud Chiropractic Clinic in St. Cloud, Minn., and the author of more than 50 articles and books on spinal biomechanics, says women who are pregnant need to be mindful of good posture. "Posture is the window to the spine," says Dr. Woggon. "If you have poor posture, you can have a myriad of problems such as headaches, backaches, numbness in hands, constipation, neck pain [and]numbness in feet."
http://pregnancytoday.com
St. Cloud, MN accomodation information.
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