How Pilates Can Help Treat Osteoporosis You’ve been diagnosed with osteoporosis, and you’re probably wondering what to do now to protect yourself. There are so many treatment options available and figuring out where to start can definitely feel overwhelming. One of the most important things you can do is staying Read more…
Pilates for Lower Back Pain As a human, most of us will experience some type of back pain at one point or another during our life. For some of us, this pain might be due to an injury such as a car accident or a fall. For others, the pain Read more…
What is Myofascial Release Therapy? Myofascial release focuses on reducing pain by easing the tension and tightness in the trigger points. What is Myofascial Release Therapy John F. Barnes Myofascial Release (MFR) is a hands-on, non-invasive, pain management technique that uses gentle sustained pressure into areas of restriction until the facial Read more…
How to Tell if Your Child Has Scoliosis Scoliosis is a spine irregularity that causes the spine to curve in a “C” or “S” shape. It’s estimated that scoliosis affects 2-3% of the population or an estimated 7 million people in the United States. Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) often makes Read more…
Can Scoliosis Be Fixed You’ve been diagnosed with scoliosis– now what? It can be overwhelming and you probably have many questions. You might wonder, can my scoliosis be cured? Or, can scoliosis go away on its own? What happens if I do nothing and just wait and see? Will Read more…
Scoliosis is when the spine curves in a “C” or “S” shape. The curve causes asymmetries and imbalances in the body that might lead to pain. With scoliosis, we see uneven strength and weakness from right to left side because of the curve. All curves have a convex side (the Read more…
What is Pectus Excavatum? Pectus excavatum is a misshape of the chest wall that causes several ribs and the breastbone (sternum) to grow inward and form a depression in the chest. This depression gives the chest a “sunken chest” or “caved in chest” appearance. Pectus Excavatum occurs in males more Read more…
Reduce Back Pain By Improving Your Posture Is there a predictor for back pain in the future? The Scoliosis research is beginning to look at the correlation between 1) pain, 2) angle of the scoliosis curve 3) posture alignment measurements to determine why certain individuals have pain and others do Read more…
How to tell if you have scoliosis Right rib hump with forward bend Scoliosis affects roughly 3% of the population. Symptoms of scoliosis include; uneven hips, asymmetry in the rib cage, different height or angle of shoulder blades, and general unevenness of the body. The most common diagnostic test Read more…
My legs are not the same length, what now? A common question I receive in the clinic from scoliosis clients is “my one leg is shorter than the other, should I get a shoe lift?” This seems like a logical solution, right? Simply add a shoe lift to even out Read more…