Seven Signs Scoliosis, Dr. Neil Langschied

Chiropractor Jeffersontown KY 40299

1. What is Scoliosis
2. Cause of Scoliosis
3. Therapies for Scoliosis
4. Seven Signs of Scoliosis
5. Complications of Scoliosis
6. Can Sports Injuries Cause Scoliosis
7. Can Pregnancy Cause Scoliosis
8. Special Offer from Dr. Neil Langschied

1. What is Scoliosis

What is scoliosis? Scoliosis is defined as curvature of the spine. There are ways to measure the curvature of the spine to determine if you have scoliosis from an x-ray.

You try to find scoliosis in kids during school examinations however sometimes you can’t see the scoliosis unless you have an x-ray.

2. Cause of Scoliosis

What is the cause of scoliosis? Most commonly scoliosis is classified as idiopathic. Idiopathic meaning cause is unknown.

There are genetic tendencies towards scoliosis so if you have scoliosis a lot times it might mean that your child has scoliosis as well.

Sometimes there are congenital anomalies or deformities of the spine that can cause scoliosis but those are pretty rare.

So those are some of the causes of scoliosis. If you suspect your child may have scoliosis give me a call, I’ll be happy to perform a scoliosis examination, my name is Dr. Neil Langschied and I’m a chiropractor in Jeffersontown Kentucky.

3. Therapies for Scoliosis

Therapies that are used for treatment for scoliosis; In our office we use chiropractic spinal adjustments, muscle stimulation therapy ultrasound therapy and traction.

Specific exercises and stretches to help strengthen the spine in certain areas that is weak is a big part of our treatment for scoliosis patients in our office.

4. Seven Signs of Scoliosis

What are the seven signs of scoliosis and how do you check for them? Have your child stand in front of you with their arms down in their side. Nice and relax and with their eyes closed. Observe these findings:

1. Head turned to one side more prominently
2. Earlobes uneven
3. One shoulder higher than other
4. One shoulder blade higher
5. One shoulder blade more prominent
6. Ribs protruding
7. Hip levels uneven

Those are the seven signs of the scoliosis and how you check for them. If you see any problems bring your child into the office and I’ll be happy to check them out for you. My name is Dr. Neil Langschied and I’m a chiropractor in Jeffersontown Kentucky.

5. Complications of Scoliosis

What are the complications of scoliosis? There are a lot of complications of scoliosis especially long term.

• Congestive heart failure
• Decreased lung capacity
• Higher degree of long infections
• Affect your digestive system
• Can affect menstrual cycles

So there are a lot of complications to having scoliosis. If you suspect your child may have signs of scoliosis give me a call, my name is Dr. Neil Langschied and I’m a chiropractor in Jeffersontown Kentucky.

6. Can Sports Injuries Cause Scoliosis

Can sports injuries cause scoliosis? Yes, in cases of severe trauma.

7. Can Pregnancy Cause Scoliosis

Can pregnancy cause scoliosis? Yes it can. When you are carrying that much extra weight in the abdomen and putting pressure on the lower back a lot of times what will happen is a gently shift in the spine to one side of the other over period of time.

After pregnancy if the spine doesn’t come back into normal alignment you can get scoliosis from pregnancy.

8. Special Offer from Dr. Neil Langschied

My name is Dr. Neil Langschied I’m a chiropractor in Jeffersontown Kentucky and have been practicing chiropractic for over twelve years.

We commonly treat and have tremendous success with lower back pain, neck pain, headaches and auto injuries.

Therapies we use in my office to help you with these conditions are chiropractic adjustments, ultrasound therapy, muscle stimulation, traction therapy, massage therapy which everybody loves, and we also use progressive rehab to help strengthen your spine after an injury.

Chiropractic is covered by almost all insurance carriers now in the state of Kentucky. I haven’t run cross one that doesn’t.

We’re on Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, Humana, United Health Care, Medicare and all auto insurance carriers cover our chiropractic services.

So, if you’re having any of these problems please give my office a call, we’ll get you in today and start you on the road to health.

We’re here to help, call (502) 267-6444.