9/3/2023 0 Comments Halo therapy for scoliosis![]() But in a scoliotic spine, the individual bones would rotate, either to the left or right, in response to the lateral bending of the spine. When viewing from the top, all 33 bones (vertebrae) that make up the spine should be facing forwards in a normal spine. In a scoliotic spine however, these natural curves are lost at varying degrees. When seen from the side, a normal spine should have three natural curves, a lordosis (backward-facing curve) in the neck and lower back regions and a kyphosis (forward-facing curve) in the upper back region. However, unlike the literal meaning of the term “scoliosis”, a scoliotic spine loses more than just the lateral alignment. A scoliotic spine loses its spinal alignment and would result in an S-shape or C-shape curvature instead of a straight line in normal spines when viewed from the back. Scoliosis therefore refers to a bending of the spine, specifically in the lateral direction. The term “Scoliosis” originated from the Greek word Skolios, which translates to “bent”. To understand how the STC works, we must first understand a little about the scoliotic spine. The STC is one part of the CLEAR scoliosis treatment protocol that seeks to address scoliosis in a conservative manner. These elements include an arm rest, a rotating back rest, wedged seat cushions, neck traction pulley device, a motor placed beneath the chair and a ratchet belt system. It has other elements built into the structure of the chair which serves to act on specific areas of the scoliotic spine. ![]() The STC however is not just a normal average chair. Second, in a seated position, the patient is still required to engage their postural and core stabilising muscles to maintain an upright, stabilised position and counteract gravity as opposed to a recumbent position for example, where the postural muscles are not as active. This allows for more targeted focus on the patient’s head, spine, and pelvis for postural correction. The chair itself is designed with specific type of wooden material to add weights and firm grounded position so it hold patients weight and posture without compromising its function. First, to eliminates the influence of the lower extremities on patients posture by utilising a chair. The concept of the STC was centred around two main ideas. Through the years, the design of the STC was gradually refined before going into full production in 2007 and is now used by certified CLEAR chiropractors around the world as part of scoliosis treatment protocol. He is a chiropractor and founder of the CLEAR TM scoliosis institute. ![]() The concept of the chair was first conceived in 2002 by Dr. | By : Daryl David Ho Scoliosis Traction ChairĪ Scoliosis Traction Chair (STC) is a corrective instrument used to address adolescent idiopathic scoliosis both in children and adults. ![]()
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