Scoliosis – Impact and Therapy
Our body is supported by the spine in posture and movement. The shape of the spine is straight when viewed from the front and back. Seen from the side, it is double S-shaped.
This shape enables the body to better absorb and transmit the forces that act on it. We start from three levels into which the vertebral bodies can shift. One is the frontal plane, which, seen from our body, runs from right to left.
In other words, from one shoulder to the next. The sagittal plane runs from front to back, i.e. from our sternum to the spine, and the transverse plane, which runs transversely through our body and divides it into slices.When the spine is out of shape in all three planes, this is called scoliosis. In this case, not only do symptoms appear on the spine, but they are also distributed over the chest and muscles.
This deformation of the spine (scoliosis) thus also affects the entire body. The Schroth concept was developed to treat this effectively. It should also be mentioned that the twisting of the vertebral bodies (scoliosis) is not limited to one area.
Often several areas are affected at once. In most cases, not only the lumbar spine (lumbar spine) but also the pelvis or thoracic spine (thoracic spine) can be affected. Therefore, in Schroth’s treatment, the sections are never trained individually. Only a balance of all sections of the spinal column can bring long-term success.
Summary
Scoliosis is a twisting of the spine in all 3 planes. This torsion can affect several areas of the spine (lumbar/brachial spine) and thus affect the position of the hips, shoulders and head. Appropriate exercises from physiotherapy, as listed in the article, or from Schroth’s therapy, can contribute to pain relief and improved statics of the spine. It is important to intervene in the statics at an early stage in order to avoid enormous rotation angles of the spine during growth.
