Our Scoliosis Therapy Centre

Scoliosis Treatment Specialists

For patients and their families living in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Queensland, interstate and Internationally.

Our Scoliosis Therapy Centre provides Schroth Method Scoliosis Exercise Treatment for Juvenile, Adolescent and Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis patients.

Our immersive programs are customized to counter each patient's unique curvature addressing their restrictive muscle imbalances and improving their postural awareness.

Patients learn how to effectively self correct their scoliotic posture and transition to a balanced, aligned and upright posture helping them achieve their desired and sustainable treatment outcomes:

For juvenile and adolescent patients and their families, their prime goals are to stop curve progression at puberty, and possibly even reduce it, and avoid spinal fusion surgery.

For adults it's about reducing pain and disability and preventing further progression. Irrespective of age - enhancing body aesthetics and quality of life are desired outcomes for all our Patients.

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Schroth Method - Desired & Sustainable Treatment Outcomes

Adolescent Patients

The absolute goal of conservative treatment for juvenile and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients during growth is to avoid surgery, if possible by stopping progression at puberty.

With curves that are diagnosed as progressive, the window of opportunity to achieve this goal is relatively small: the lead up time to puberty, followed by the period from puberty until skeletal maturity - around 18 months.

Timely treatment intervention of Schroth physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercises (PSSEs) in conjunction with appropriate 3D Chêneau style bracing can be very effective in preventing curvature progression during growth.

The images immediately below are those of an 11 year old adolescent female performing her Schroth Method exercises, and her comparative x-rays. The initial x-ray taken on diagnosis recorded a 72° thoracic curve. The x-ray on the right, taken 9 months later, after she had been compliant (20 hours a day) wearing her Chêneau style 3D asymmetrical brace and performing her weekly Schroth Method exercise program, recorded her thoracic curve at 43°. This an excellent outcome thus far.

She has outgrown her initial brace and has been fitted with a new brace. If she continues to be compliant with her brace and her weekly Schroth Method home exercise program, with the guidance and coaching of her parents until reaches skeletal maturity, there will no be need for surgery to be prescribed.

Adult Patients

Desired and sustainable treatment outcomes for adult patients are preventing further progression, reducing pain and disability, and improving posture to enhance their overall quality of life.

The x-ray images below are those of 39 and 56 year old adult female patients whose idiopathic scoliosis had progressed since adolescence.

Adjacent to each x-ray image, the patient is displayed performing a Schroth Method exercise.

The 39 year old patient has a 24° left lumbar and a 36° right thoracic curve and right prominent hip. Without treatment, her thoracic curve would most likely will progress.

The 56 year old patient, who has a 45° left lumbar and a 32° right thoracic curve would, without treatment, inevitably experience further progression in her lumbar curve and most likely in her thoracic curve.

After attending one of our immersive Schroth Method programs and committing to their weekly home exercise program, both female patients are better managing their scoliosis in every day life and at the same enhancing their quality of life.

: 39 year old patient

: 56 year old patient

Schroth Method Scoliosis Exercise Treatment

Schroth physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercises have been proven to prevent progression; improve function; decrease cobb angles; improve vital capacity; and reduce pain and disability in patients diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis.

To achieve these desirable and sustainable treatment outcomes, Schroth Method exercise treatment focuses on patients' muscular and postural asymmetry in order to redress their scoliosis. By elongating and stabilising their spine three-dimensionally, patients learn how to effectively self correct their scoliotic posture and transition to a balanced, aligned and upright posture.

Schroth Method exercises when performed in conjunction with bracing have improved bracing outcomes for adolescent patients with curvatures >40º, thus avoiding the need for spinal fusion surgery.