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1: Understanding Scoliosis

Summary: The past 40 years have offered only insignificant changes in the understanding and treatment of scoliosis. Several previous authors attempted to expand the readers' clinical knowledge of scoliosis, but no real solution has come forth in the treatment protocol. The Greeks defined scoliosis as a crooked spine. Unknown to them, they were some thousand years ahead of their time. Most physicians concur with Dr. J.D. Hughes when he describes scoliosis as a physical condition rather than a diagnosis. In schooling, the physician is limited to a few short hours of training on a very complex subject; therefore, the norm for treatment would be to identify, observe, and employ treatment protocol which was derived from their own experiences. Physicians have been in a quandary for years as to success in some cases and deterioration in others. The clinical physician must realize that scoliosis is a multifactorial disease and with this knowledge should be properly armed with an arsenal for the treatment of scoliosis. In reassessment, it becomes apparent that the treating physician must possess a total spectrum of knowledge in scoliosis, with the ability to establish a constant reoccurring treatment protocol for correction. With acquiring a strong knowledge base of scoliosis, the chiropractic physician can reorganize the infantile stages of the disease and establish early treatment protocol; thereby establishing their profession as the physician of choice in treating this disease. Full Article: Chiroweb