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Exercise For Scoliosis Joins Children’s Hospital

A new exercise for scoliosis patients has been introduced to Children’s Hospital. Scoliosis, a spine deformity characterized by side-bends and rotations of the spine, is traditionally treated through observation, bracing and surgery. Until now, exercise has never been viewed as a treatment option for scoliosis. Now, Dayton Children’s Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, has taken a ground-breaking step to include Scolio-Pilates, ...

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Stay Fit And Stay Flush By Karena Thek Lineback

By: Karena Thek Lineback When the bad economy hit the fitness industry I had one really great thing going for me: I love what I do. So when clients had to drop off because finances became difficult, I invited a few of them back at no charge because, quite frankly, I missed them.  I missed the people and I missed ...

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Does Scoliosis Really Matter? By Karena Thek Lineback

By: Karena Thek Lineback The answer: Maybe; Maybe not.  Depends on a couple of things:              #1: How exaggerated is your curve? and             #2: Are you in pain?  Most everyone has a cute little curve happening in the spine but it’s to such a slight degree that doing nothing about it is usually the ...

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Managing Scoliosis With Exercise, By Karena Thek

By: Karena Thek Lineback Traditionally, scoliosis is managed through observation, bracing and surgery. Scolio-Pilates, Exercise for Scoliosis, A Proactive Guide (Pilates Teck Publications, 2011), aims to add exercise to that list. Research, published as early as 1924, shows tremendous promise for employing exercise as an option in scoliosis treatment. In 1924, Katharina Schroth, a German physical therapist who dedicated her ...

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