Scoliosis (a sideways curve in the spine) can be treated in a number of different ways. The most suitable treatment option for your scoliosis is dependent on a number of different factors, including your age, the size of your curvature, and the severity of your symptoms.

Some of the most common scoliosis treatment options are:

OBSERVATION If you're still growing and your scoliosis is relatively mild, your doctor may simply recommend monitoring your condition to see whether it gets better or worse over time.

BRACING A young person with scoliosis may wear a hard plastic brace until their body has finished growing. Bracing doesn't reverse scoliosis, but it can prevent the curvature from progressing (getting bigger).

SURGERY Severe cases of scoliosis may be treated via spinal fusion surgery. This procedure uses tiny hooks and screws to anchor a series of metal rods to the curved portion of the spine. This reduces the size of the curve and serves as a splint to hold the spine in place and prevent future progression. Read more about spinal fusion surgery here: https://www.scoliosissos.com/news/pos...

PHYSICAL THERAPY Exercisebased treatment can help people with scoliosis to manage their symptoms and reduce curvature size. In many cases, physiotherapy can reduce the Cobb angle (a measurement of curvature size) and even serve as a viable alternative to spinal fusion surgery.

Different people benefit from different treatment methods; depending on your condition, it may even be useful to combine multiple treatment methods in order to give you the best possible results and maximise your quality of life.

Here at the Scoliosis SOS Clinic, we use a nonsurgical treatment method called ScoliGold therapy to treat scoliosis patients of all ages. To book a consultation, please get in touch via our website: https://www.scoliosissos.com/contact