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Oct

2016

Dowager's Hump: Information & Treatment Advice

Erika

Scoliosis refers to a sideways (lateral) curvature of the spine, but when your spine curves forward, this is often referred to as a Dowager’s Hump. If you have Osteoporosis of the spine (a medical condition in which the bones become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue), your vertebrate can fracture, causing Kyphosis (an excessive outward … Read more

Sep

2016

Congenital Heart Defects and Scoliosis

Erika

How we helped a woman with tricuspid atresia to manage her spinal curve Congenital heart disease (CHD) can manifest itself in a number of different ways. For example, people born with tricuspid atresia – an absence of the heart’s tricuspid valve – frequently experience fatigue, shortness of breath, and cyanosis (where the skin assumes a … Read more

Sep

2016

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Scoliosis

Erika

As we’ve seen several times on this blog over the last few months, scoliosis is not just a condition in its own right but also – in some cases – a symptom of other conditions. 80% of scoliosis sufferers have idiopathic scoliosis, meaning that there is no known cause, but for many others, scoliosis is part … Read more

Jul

2016

What is Thoracic Scoliosis?

Erika

Jun

2016

Klippel-Feil Syndrome Treatment

Erika

The Scoliosis SOS Clinic has now been open for over 10 years, and in that time we’ve treated a number of people who suffer from Klippel-Feil syndrome. Today, we’d like to look at this rare disorder in detail – read on to find out what Klippel-Feil syndrome is and how our physiotherapists can help those who … Read more