Effective Scoliosis Treatment
At Bethesda Spine & Posture, we provide specialized non-surgical evaluation and treatment for adolescent and adult scoliosis. Our approach combines comprehensive clinical and radiographic assessment with individualized treatment options that may include custom 3D ScoliBrace® bracing, ScoliBalance® physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercises (PSSE), and Chiropractic BioPhysics® (CBP®) rehabilitation when clinically appropriate. Treatment recommendations and goals are individualized according to the patient’s age, skeletal maturity, curve type and magnitude, symptoms, functional limitations, and risk of progression.
Every year, three million people in the United States are diagnosed with scoliosis, a condition that causes an irregular curve of the spine. In most cases, the disorder develops just before puberty, with 2–3% of children between the ages of 10–15 receiving a diagnosis of scoliosis—though scoliosis can occur in adulthood too. As many as 35% of all adults over the age of 65 may have some form of adult degenerative scoliosis. We offer in-office digital x-ray analysis to measure your scoliosis.
Custom 3D Scoliosis Bracing with ScoliBrace®
While many cases of scoliosis are mild, some can cause mobility issues, chronic pain and other serious health complications without effective management. At Bethesda Spine & Posture, we offer state-of-the-art treatment for juvenile/adolescent scoliosis and adult scoliosis. Our treatments are designed to provide individualized conservative care based on each patient's clinical presentation, spinal alignment, symptoms, and treatment goals.
Our scoliosis treatment services include the following:
- Juvenile and Adolescent Scoliosis Bracing: For appropriately selected children and adolescents who are still growing, scoliosis bracing may be recommended with the goal of reducing the risk of curve progression during growth. Our ScoliBrace® process incorporates clinical evaluation, standing spinal radiographs, three-dimensional scanning, and computer-aided brace design to create an individualized orthosis based on the patient’s specific curve pattern, body shape, skeletal maturity, and treatment objectives. Treatment recommendations are individualized according to factors including curve magnitude, curve pattern, growth remaining, skeletal maturity, and risk of progression.
- Adult Scoliosis Bracing: Adult scoliosis requires a different treatment approach than adolescent scoliosis. In appropriately selected adults, custom 3D scoliosis bracing may be considered as part of a conservative management program with goals that may include improving postural support and spinal balance, managing pain and functional limitations, and providing external support for the patient’s individual spinal deformity. Treatment recommendations and expected outcomes vary according to the patient’s curve characteristics, spinal flexibility, symptoms, overall health, and treatment goals.
- Other Scoliosis Treatment Methods: When clinically appropriate, scoliosis bracing may be combined with individualized rehabilitation, chiropractic care, and ScoliBalance® physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercises (PSSE). The objective is to develop a comprehensive conservative treatment program based on the patient’s individual spinal alignment, symptoms, functional limitations, and treatment goals.
ScoliBalance®
Bethesda Spine & Posture is Advanced Certified in ScoliBalance®
ScoliBalance® is a physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercise (PSSE) approach designed for the conservative management of scoliosis and kyphosis in children, adolescents, and adults.
The program uses individualized three-dimensional exercises selected according to the patient’s curve pattern, posture, symptoms, physical abilities, and treatment goals.
ScoliBalance® may be incorporated into a broader scoliosis management program that includes clinical and radiographic evaluation, custom bracing when indicated, and individualized rehabilitation.
Custom 3D ScoliBrace®
At Bethesda Spine & Posture, patients benefit from some of the most advanced scoliosis bracing technology available today. Under the direction of Dr. Dan Kraus, the practice utilizes highly customized, 3D-designed braces that are tailored to each individual’s unique spinal curvature, posture, and stage of growth. These modern braces are lightweight, low-profile, and designed for improved comfort and wearability.
The ScoliBrace® process incorporates detailed clinical assessment, standing spinal radiographs, three-dimensional scanning, and computer-aided brace design. This allows the brace to be customized according to the patient's individual curve pattern, body shape, skeletal maturity, and treatment objectives.
Custom 3D scoliosis bracing may be appropriate for selected children, adolescents, and adults as part of a conservative scoliosis management program. Treatment recommendations and expected outcomes vary according to the patient’s diagnosis, curve characteristics, skeletal maturity, spinal flexibility, symptoms, overall health, and treatment goals.
Custom KyphoBrace® for Hyperkyphosis
KyphoBrace® is a custom spinal orthosis designed for appropriately selected patients with excessive thoracic kyphosis and related postural deformity.
Each brace is individually designed according to the patient’s spinal alignment, body shape, radiographic findings, flexibility, symptoms, and treatment objectives.
Depending on the individual patient, treatment goals may include providing external postural support, encouraging a more upright posture, supporting improved spinal alignment, assisting with symptom management, and complementing an individualized exercise and rehabilitation program.
As with scoliosis bracing, treatment recommendations and expected outcomes vary according to the patient’s diagnosis, age, skeletal maturity, spinal flexibility, severity of deformity, and other individual clinical factors.