Schroth Method Explained

[@DanieleGiambra-er5cs]

hey doctor, great video!I am 40 and have spinal asymmetry extending from T10-L4 (right thoracolumbar curve measuring 9°). Also disc bulge present at the L4/L5 level. Lots of discomfort on my back ! 1) Would you recommend these exercises.

[@eac906]

Thank you for this information. God bless you🙏

[@user-qq5cd5kp9i]

Doctor schroth mwthod can reduce cobble angle in adults?

[@bismarkbizmark5639]

Just one more question(always just one more), how important is the breathing during the throughout-the-day postural correction?

[@DrHoulihan]

It's hard to quantify, but it should have a synergistic effect in making the posture correction easier and more effective

[@Coumei2009]

Actually, the original Schroth is ISST-Schroth. There is newly developed schroth, called PSSE-Schroth, plus best Practice Schroth. Can you sometime to summarise these different Schroth?

[@DrHoulihan]

According to their website, ISST was founded in 2016. That organization is another branch on the tree that all originated from Katherina Schroth back in the 1920s. PSSE stands for physiotherapeutic scoliosis specific exercise, which is a general term used to describe exercises as they relate to scoliosis rather than describing a specific institution. The Schroth Best Practice Program was founded by the grandson of Katherina Schroth, Dr. Weiss, which could certainly be considered a program with the most direct lineage to the origination of the method.

[@Coumei2009]

When I said that ISST is the original is not based on the time but the instructors. The two founders of ISST were instructors for Schroth school for long time. In fact, in the past, it was the founders who introduced Schroth to the world, so ISST schroth is the same as Schroth school. PSSE-Schroth is the latest developed branch from Greece. Its training is very active globally. Best practice Schroth probably is the most simplified of "Schroth". It's generally used in conjunction with brace.

[@RacquelMadrid]

Does this method help if you had a spinal fusion for scoliosis as a teen but are not 54 and having issues?

[@DrHoulihan]

Yes it can!

[@Carlospenamusic1]

thank you

[@nfbcshbcy7928]

I have scoliosis and I feel my upper left muscles are tight especially when I do any pull exercises. Can this method fix it? And I have heard that you should do the given exercises for your whole life is that true? I mean the scroth exercises.

[@DrHoulihan]

Yes and yes to both questions

[@ddomenike]

Hi there just one question. I have a scoliotic spinal assymetry (thoracic spine 7.9 degrees and lumbar spine 9.32 degrees) I am 20 years old male. Can Schroth therapy reduce my curve and maybe bring it down to zero degrees or at least improve my posture to someone with a 0 degree spine?

[@DrHoulihan]

It's possible with a curve that small that you could get to 0, yes. Although the degree of curve you're talking about is not terribly uncommon, and I wouldn't expect it to cause you a tremendous amount of discomfort

[@ddomenike]

@@DrHoulihan Thank you so much for your answer! So even if I’m fully grown out, I may achieve up to 9 degrees improvement, right? Do you have any cases where it was successful for people to reduce it by up top 10 degrees after skeletal maturity?

[@DrHoulihan]

@ddomenike As a general rule, the smaller the curve is, the easier it is to reduce. However, someone who is skeletally mature with < 10 degree curve is not someone I would initiate therapy on, as it is usually not required, so I can not say that I personally have seen it happen

[@bismarkbizmark5639]

So i've just went through a course of scroth, can't say my muscles feel better yet but i'm sticking at it. And i was wondering how the specific exercises might work together with muscle activation throughout the day to achieve benefit. Like some exercises involve very specific positions, with props and holding an arm this way or leg that way and what not, and these poses are going to be unreproduceable throughout the day during normal activities. But these exercises might be only 10m per each per day? So i think what doesn't quite make sense to me is how just a few minutes of these exercises can contribute to any meaningful positive change, since unless i'm consciously shifting my rib cage over my spine/torso just defaults back to its ordinary position. It's hard to see how the exercises might be having any effect.

[@DrHoulihan]

First, if you were my patient, I would likely prescribe more than 10 minutes per day of those positional exercises. Second, if you were my patient, I would say you absolutely should be consciously correcting your posture throughout the day. The positional exercises are preparation for your body to execute your posture corrections in your daily routine, whatever that looks like for you

[@bismarkbizmark5639]

@@DrHoulihan Well it's about 10 minutes per exercise/position, not counting set up, so about 30m a day. But thanks for the response. That makes sense.

[@ahmddmg3076]

Hey doctor thanks for the Video, Doctor, I have a 15 year old sister who has a scoliosis with 25 angle curvature, and my mom is worried about how she will take her backpack to the school. So doctor could you please give me some advices about carrying a backpack while going to school, thanks doctor ✨

[@DrHoulihan]

Keep the straps tight and symmetrical with the weight in close to her body and not hanging too low. Pack items in bag symmetrically if possible

[@ahmddmg3076]

Thanks doctor got it👍

[@ahmddmg3076]

Doctor, do you think it's a good idea to buy a brace for her at this age?And last question, doctor, do you recommend any exercise that she should do to prevent increasing her angle of curvature? Thanks in advance doctor

[@DrHoulihan]

@@ahmddmg3076 The brace depends on if she is skeletally mature or not, and Schroth exercises can certainly help prevent progression

[@ahmddmg3076]

@@DrHoulihan ok doctor thanks ✨

[@bluerawfish2766]

hey doc i jus got news my c curve spine is over 70 degrees and im going to need surgery could the schroth method lessen the curve

[@DrHoulihan]

Yes, but probably not below the surgical threshold. It can definitely help make for an easier surgery and easier recovery though

[@bluerawfish2766]

@@DrHoulihan theres a youtube video where there was a Dr calked loren fisherman and he did an expirement where he gave himself a 40 degree scoliosis curve and after doing the side plank for 4 months on one side and after that he did the same thing but on the opposite side and it went away do you think it would be possible to really reduce the curve if it was possible to combine it with the schroth method. im just really curious because i want to be able to atleast try something so i dont have to get surgery. (i have nueromuscular scoliosis)

[@DrHoulihan]

@bluerawfish2766 Neuromuscular has different underlying mechanisms, the same treatments we apply to adolescent idiopathic may not work the same. You are welcome to try schroth and or bracing to address it, but the research tells us that it is unlikely the curve will reduce below the surgical threshold. It's always your choice whether or not to do surgery regardless of your Cobb angle as long as you understand the implications either way

[@priyanka7912]

I am suffering from adolescent idiopathic scoliosis for 12 years almost. But all the schroth method's centre is in Canada, USA and Brazil. What to do?

[@DrHoulihan]

Check this map, there are Schroth therapists located all over the world bspts.net/directory-bspts/

[@priyanka7912]

@@DrHoulihan Thank you so much. Any therapist in India?

[@DrHoulihan]

@@priyanka7912 None as far as I can tell

[@priyanka7912]

@@DrHoulihan Okay. Thank you.

[@ingriddetraz2422]

Bonjour vous travaillez ou ?

[@DrHoulihan]

Arizona, United States

[@DrHoulihan]

www.schroth-barcelonainstitute.com/scoliosis-certified-physical-therapists-usa.html

[@DrHoulihan]

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