脊柱侧弯和Schroth方法

丹尼斯·摩根一生一直在跑步。“我也e always exercised but for two years I haven't been able to do anything." He was diagnosed with adult-onset scoliosis—a condition that's made even walking and standing painful. "It's limited my life in terms of mobility and flexibility. I'm not able to do things like I used to do." Catherine McManus is a physical therapist with the Lee Health scoliosis program. The new program uses the Schroth Method to teach patients helpful exercises to slow the progression of scoliosis. "The specific Schroth method is a three-dimensional exercise for the treatment of scoliosis. The actual progression of scoliosis is three-dimensional so this is a treatment method that is happening in the three-dimensional plane. We are trying to improve the patient's posture because if they are going to get a progression of their scoliosis, they are going to get an abnormal posture and they're going to get a muscle imbalance," she said. The exercises are personalized for each patient and designed to help decrease pain, improve function and prevent further collapse of the spine. "Within several months I'm hoping that I'm able to go and do things that I Want to do, walk and stand in a line if I had to," said Morgan. Techniques that can help children, adolescents, and adults live better life with scoliosis.