Written By: Caroline Joy, PT, DPT Certified SSOL Schroth Specialist Scoliosis and Bracing If you or your child has been recommended for a brace, it is important to educate yourself on why! Bracing can be an effective tool to decrease the progression of a high-risk scoliotic curve to a point of requiring surgical intervention. A brace will likely be recommended for an adolescent with a 25-40 degree curve AND is still growing. In these adolescents, a brace should be worn for 2

Blog Post Written By: Dr. Caroline Joy, PT, DPT Certified SSOL Schroth Specialist If you or a loved one have recently been diagnosed with scoliosis or kyphosis, you likely have come across a form of physical therapy called the Schroth Method. If hearing about this treatment has brought you here, you are in the right place to be educated on Schroth and learn if it is the right treatment option for you. Disclaimer: This blog post focuses on sagittal plane deformities that bene

Blog Post Written By: Dr. Caroline Joy, PT, DPT, Certified SSOL Schroth Specialist If you or a loved one have recently been diagnosed with scoliosis or kyphosis, you likely have come across a form of physical therapy called the Schroth Method. If hearing about this treatment has brought you here, you are in the right place to be educated on Schroth and learn if it is the right treatment option for you. Disclaimer: The below article focuses on the Schroth Method as a Physiothe