Why Does My Scoliosis Cause My Back To Hump?

First, you must know the definition of scoliosis. Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine. Let’s review some anatomy of vertebrae. Vertebrae are the spinal bones that make up the spine. For example, 12 vertebrae make up your thoracic and dorsal spines. They look like this:

Here is what the spine looks like from front, the side and the back

 Ok, so why does my spine ‘hump’ on one side because of my curvature? In the mid-body or thoracic spine, the ribs attach to the transverse processes on each side. Ribs aren’t just straight out, they are curved.

When we have curvature this makes the ribs protrude out in the back. The reason is because when the spine is twisted, vertebrae rotate. Hence, with a big spinal curvature (scoliosis) you will get rib humping.

The Glastonbury Chiropractor is located in central Connecticut- CT Spine and Disc Center specializes in patients who suffer from sciatica, disc degeneration, bulging disc or herniated disc in the lumbar spine. For low back pain, neck pain, mid back pain, headaches, fibromyalgia and more, chiropractic can help you. Call our Glastonbury office at 860-633-8756 to schedule an appointment and to see if you are a candidate for non surgical spinal decompression.

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Study Shows Improvement in Acute Low back pain in Military Patients

Study Shows that Chiropractic Therapy
Helps Military Personel ages 18-35 with actue
low back pain

In the April 2013 issue of Spine, a new study showed that a decrease in acute lower back pain in military patients when they received a combination of chiropractic and medical treatment, as opposed to just received medical attention.The study showed a significant decrease in their back pain as well as physical functioning.

The study involved 91 active duty military personnel ages 18-35. 73% of participants in the medical care plus chiropractic treatment group rated their global improvement as pain completely gone, much better or moderately better. Only 17% in the standard medical care group said their pain was completely gone.

"It is critical that we explore drug-less approaches to reduce pain," said Wayne B. Jonas, MD, president and CEO of Samueli Institute. “Chiropractic manipulation is an important option to consider for musculoskeletal disorders, which is the most prevalent pain complaint in the military.


Source:Adding Chiropractic Manipulative Therapy to Standard Medical Care for Patients With Acute Low Back Pain: Results of a Pragmatic Randomized Comparative Effectiveness StudyApril 15, 2013, SPINE Volume 38 - Issue 8 - p 627–634

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Fix Your Posture Already...!

I recently heard someone talking about posture. They actually set an alert on their phone to fix their posture. This is a great idea! I always talk about checking your posture periodically or taking breaks at work, or something similar. Basically this breaks you out of what you're doing and gets you to fix your posture. So I thought this idea was genius. Why not set an alert or alarm on our phone. Nowadays we all have one on us 24-7!

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Get Your Spine Adjusted - Joe Does!

Back when the 49ers were winning all the time, including just a couple Super Bowls... I bet you didn't know, the team would get regularly adjusted by the Chiropractor. Now, you can imagine how a pro football player really needs to get adjusted but you don't need to play a pro sport to need adjustments. Anyway, I saw this commercial, and it reminded me of the 49ers going to the chiropractor.

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Prescription Drug Overload...

It's so scary, every year we prescribe more medications, every year we have more prescription drug overdoses... "Ya know, people live longer" This may be true but it's quality of life that matters. So if I live a few extra years, great...but I don't want to live like  a vegetable!

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Could this be Carpal Tunnel?

SYMPTOMS OF CARPAL TUNNEL?

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is very plausible but is that really the problem? Here's a scenario: Someone visits our office because they are having tingling into their fingers - Their neighbor told them it's probably carpal tunnel. It may be? This person is on the computer all day at work so they're leaning toward what the neighbor said. This is why we do a thorough exam, to find out if that's really what it is.

From talking with the patient we learn that there is numbness and tingling in the whole arm. The patient also noted she strained her neck a bit the other day and is having neck pain to boot.

We do an exam and find that there is muscle spasm and tender points in the lower neck. Testing in the hand, wrist, and carpal tunnel reveals nothing of significance. We also had an x-ray study of the neck from last year when this particular person was in a minor accident and had neck pain. (This isn't always the case; a month prior we sent someone to the surgeon for him to take a look.)

In this particular case we learned that the arm numbness and tinglingwas coming from the neck. By the way, the x-ray from a year ago showed moderate degeneration or arthritis in the lower neck. When we have this it won't just disappear.

To shorten up the story, the patient began a course of gentle chiropractic and in office therapy. She no longer has these symptoms and completed her care.

If you are having similar symptoms please visit our Glastonbury Office before the problem gets worse.

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Alzheimer’s May Be Linked To Low Fat Diets

For awhile there was a low fat, or non-fat diet craze.  In fact, there are still a lot of subscribers to this.  It makes sense right?  Take away fat from your diet, take away your fat!  Not at all true.  Junk food, highly processed food, and complex carbohydrates break down into sugar in the body and ultimately poorer health and a fatter waist line.

Most “healthy” people I know do not subscribe to this “low-fat” diet model.  You have to remember that there are good and bad fats.  Oil’s and fats they use for store bought cookies and fast food are typically “bad” fats, where fat from eggs and butter and fresh meat and fish are good.  The bottom line way to think of it is natural stuff = good and unnatural stuff= not good.

If it’s fake, stay away.  Oh, and don’t forget, your brain is made up of mostly fat...So don’t exclude it from your diet!  No wonder they are finally linking it to Alzheimer’s; there’s other nasty stuff you can link it to as well.

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Can Stretching Help My Back Pain?

Stretching is a very important part of a good exercise routine. If not done properly however, it can lead to more pain. Research is telling us that instead of focusing on stretching before a work out we should focus more on a warm up. So in stead of that bend and try to touch your toes, try a light jog for a couple minutes. Then after your workout stretch, it'll feel better and will elongate the muscle.

Instead of a stretch try moving a bit: arm circles, trunk twisters, jogging in place and things of the like. So next time you go to stretch out that back, try a little warm-up first. One other tip is to take that hot shower to warm the muscles up a bit before any exercise.

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Two Exercises to Prevent Low Back: The Bird Dog and Side Plank

In my last blog post I mentioned the importance of having a strong core. In the recent March April- issue of Web Md magazine, Dr. Michael Smith writes about how back pain can be prevented if one has a strong core. Specifically, he talks about two exercises that you can do.

1. Bird Dog Exercise - For this exercise get on all four, and raise your right arm and left leg straight out and hold for 2 seconds. Slowly lower. Then raise your left arm and right leg and hold. Repeat this exercise 8-12 times.
2. Side Plank- For this exercise, lie on the right side with your upper boy propped up on your elbow. Lift your hip off of the floor to form a straight line from head to toe. Hold for up to 20 seconds and lower. Repeat two times on each side. 

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Core Strengthening For Your Back

Do you want 6 Pack Abs?

Here's a slideshow I really like for some great core exercise. Strengthening the core is a great way to keep you back healthy and strong. It's title may be "6-pack abs", or "how to get a flat stomach" but look through the slides to see some great core moves. Hey, and if you get a 6-pack out of it, even better! Slideshow: The Best Flat Abs Moves for Men

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