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Scoliosis doesn’t have to define your life

Scoliosis can be a scary and confusing disease.  Receiving that first diagnosis changes your life.  We want you to know that you are not alone.  At CLEAR Institute, we’re working to find answers and develop new treatments to benefit patients.  CLEAR Institute has been thinking outside the box since 2000 to create scoliosis treatment options that make sense.

(Mild scoliosis carries a significant risk of progression (up to 22%).  Once the scoliosis passes 20°, risk of progression more than triples to 68%!)

While researchers are still working to find all the answers to scoliosis, one truth surfaces again and again:  smaller curves progress into bigger, more aggressive curves.  Despite this fact, many doctors still recommend observation or the “watch and wait” method for patients with curves under 25 degrees.  Unfortunately, this method of delaying treatment reduces the patient’s opportunity for stopping curve progression early, while the scoliosis is most manageable.

CLEAR Institute offers the only mild scoliosis treatment program available today.  CLEAR’s program is non-invasive and pro-active.  CLEAR’s mild scoliosis program was specifically created to address the treatment needs of patients with a developing scoliotic condition, and has corrected thousands of curves.  Enrolling your son or daughter in a mild scoliosis treatment program will provide them with the best opportunity to reduce and stabilize their spinal curve before it progresses.  Please contact CLEAR Institute today for information and information packet about mild scoliosis treatment options, and receive a referral to a certified doctor in your area. 

The Progression of Scoliosis:
This diagram shows the progression of untreated scoliosis from a mild, manageable case into a large curve.  By stopping the progression early, we can prevent a severe health crisis.

 

Is my case MILD?

  • Curve less than 25-30°
  • May have tilted head, uneven shoulders or hips.
  • Head may appear forward of shoulders when viewed from the side (“Head Forward Posture”).
  • Clothing may hang unevenly.
  • May have uneven leg lengths (with patient laying straight on the floor or bed, observe where the shoes meet)
  • May go unnoticed, even by medical doctors or school screeners.
  • There are no sources in the current document.
  • May or may not be associated with pain.
  • Most common in young, premenstrual girls, but can be seen in boys or adults.
  • Is not a candidate for bracing or surgery.

If you or your child fit any of these categories, please do not delay in seeking a diagnosis from a CLEAR certified doctor in your area.


References:

Ten year follow-up evaluation of a school screening program for scoliosis.  Is the forward-bending test an accurate test in accurate diagnostic criterion for the screening of scoliosis?  Karachalios, et al, Spine, 1999 Nov 15;24(22):2318-24
www.emedicine.medscape.com, January 11th, 2010
Incidence of Curvature Progression in Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients Treated With Scoliosis Inpatient Rehabilitation, Hans-Rudolf Weiss, Pediatric Rehabilitation, 2003, Vol. 6, No1, 23-30
Ste-Justine AIS Scoliosis Cohort Study, Mayo et al 1994, Spine 19:1573
Patients with even minor curvatures can suffer physical impairment, pulmonary limitation, & mental distress, Korovessis et al 1994, Mayo et al 1994, DiRocco and Vaccaro 1983, Smyth et al 1986, Mankin et al 1964, Payne et al 1997

Lonstein JE, Carlson MC. Prediction of curve progression in untreated idiopathic scoliosis during growth. J Bone Joint Surg Am Vol 1984;66:1061-1071

Natural History of Progressive Adult Scoliosis. Catherine Marty-Poumarat, MD; et al Spine.  2007;32(11):1227-1234.

Is Cervical Kyphosis a Factor in the Magnitude of Idiopathic Scoliosis?  Mark W. Morningstar, Clayton J. Stitzel. JVSR 2008

Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Aug 1;33(17):E607-10.  The role of exercising in a pair of female monozygotic (high-class athletes) twins discordant for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Potoupnis ME, Kenanidis E, Papavasiliou KA, Kapetanos GA

James JI. Idiopathic Scoliosis: The Prognosis, Diagnosis, and Operative Indications Related to Curve Patterns and the Age of OnsetJ Bone Joint Surg. 1954;36B:36-49

Lloyd-Roberts GC, Pilcher MF. Structural Idiopathic Scoliosis in Infancy: A Study of Natural History of 100 PatientsJ Bone Joint Surg Br. 1965;47B:520-3

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