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Types of Scoliosis

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Types of Scoliosis Mainstream medicine’s method of dealing with scoliosis is fairly standard. Based off of Mayo Clinic’s website advice for a diagnosed individual with scoliosis is: Periodic checkups to monitor the progression of the curve up to 25 degrees. Pass 25 degrees the patient may be placed in a brace to prevent progression of the curve(s). If the unfortunate circumstance of a 40-degree curve becomes a reality, then a surgical consultation is warranted. These…

A Bit of History on Scoliosis

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  Scoliosis History The earliest known diagnosed case of scoliosis is visible in the mummy of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen.  Hippocrates labeled scoliosis around 400 BC, using the Homeric word okoniow, meaning “to bend or to twist.”  Later this term was changed to the Greek skoliosis, meaning crooked; either Hippocrates or Galen of Pergamon (130-200 AD) was credited with the creation of this new term.  The earliest known forms of treatment involved traction, spinal manipulation,…
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