A strong core, flexible spine, and good spinal balance and alignment are the main focus of our comprehensive spinal care. Our physical therapy treatments involve an overall body assessment including lower leg function because we realize that the body is one whole functioning unit and no single joint functions independently. It is important to us that patients understand their spinal condition, how to manage it by moving the correct way in order to achieve and maintain pain relief and/or spinal curve correction. Patient education and follow through is an integral part of our spine rehabilitation.

We offer physiotherapeutic scoliosis specific exercises (PSSE) using the Schroth Best Practice Method.

Schroth Best Practice Method, an evidence based scoliosis treatment, focuses on changing habitual postures in everyday life. Exercises are easy and practical with little to no use for props and other equipment. Patients achieve postural awareness through active self muscle contraction techniques. Exercises are customized according to patient’s curve pattern. We offer one-on-one evaluation and ongoing weekly treatments and limited 2-3 visits 2 hour workshop for out of town patients. Therapy visits can be tailored to your needs, availability, and geographic location. The workshop consists of scoliosis evaluation, patient education to ensure understanding of scoliosis and individual curve pattern and customized home exercise program. A video call is also available for follow up visits. Although video calls are convenient, one-on-one PT follow up visit is strongly recommended as the subtle spinal rotations are easier to detect in an in-person visit appointment. Scoliosis is a 3D deformity and hands-on treatments are highly recommended to optimize corrections in all 3 planes of movements.

Treatment program consists of:

• Schroth Best Practice (SBP) Method
• Yoga for Scoliosis used mostly for stretching according to SBP curve classification
• Pilates for core stabilization
• Biomechanical assessment & treatment for alignment issues such as problems with leg length discrepancies, flat feet or high arches, or other alignment problems
• Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy of the spine (MDT)

Patients achieve postural awareness via active self correction techniques using the Schroth Method, an evidence based treatment for the comprehensive management of Scoliosis. These techniques are incorporated in patient’s activities of daily living. The noticeable and quick improvement in spinal alignment and balance and in overall posture is encouraging and motivating for patients leading to an excellent functional outcome and patient satisfaction.

Treatment outcome includes:

• Improved aesthetics
• Improved muscular balance
• Reduction and/or elimination of pain
• Improved quality of life and self concept

Once the treatment outcomes have been achieved , patients will have a choice to continue guided exercises through our PIYOTH maintenance program