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Scoliosis World is about all things scoliosis. Dr. Morningstar takes you through the ins and outs of the lesser known aspects of scoliosis, from its diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment to the influence of things such as genetics and neurotransmitters and


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    15 Scoliosis World w/ Dr Morningstar: Scoliosis Bootcamp

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 22:14


    What is scoliosis bootcamp?What does bootcamp entail? The Michigan office has had patients from 11 countries & 32 statesBootcamp is for patients with scoliosis, either children or adultsBootcamp Day 1 consists of formulating a custom, patient-specific physical therapy routineThe patient spends the remainder of the week mastering that routineDivided between 1/2 prehab/rehab and 1/2 warm down1 - 2 weeks longLimited to 4 patients per week  

    14 Scoliosis World w/ Dr Morningstar: Vitamin D

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 27:17


    Scoliosis patients have lower bone density in general than their non-scoliosis peersBone density is related to vitamin D levelsThe average level of vitamin D in patients with idiopathic scoliosis is 24 nanogramsThe labs consider >30 nanograms to be normal, but the healthy range is really >50 nanograms

    12 Scoliosis World w/ Dr Morningstar: Menopause

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 30:44


    Menopause leads to bone density declineMenopause is an isolated life-stage where women go through a lot of hormone changesMen experience andropausePerimenopause is a more accurate termThe process can take ten yearsThere is a difference between what is normal and what is common

    13 Scoliosis World w/ Dr Morningstar: Scoliosis & Holiday Eating

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 30:46


    Getting together around the holidays & eating too much can aggravate the back pain of someone with scoliosisThe chief impact of scoliosis in adults is musculoskeletal painExtra stress & leverage on the spine generates painBack muscles are anti-gravity muscles, which spasm when fatigued and cause painImproving the curve or vertical balance will relieve pain Metabolic aspects can dramatically increase pain via an inflammation responseDr. Morningstar lists these metabolic aspects & how to tackle them1lb of body weight = 3 lbs of force on your joints

    11 Scoliosis World w/ Dr Morningstar: Hormones & Emotions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 32:58


    People often consider the impacts of hormonal imbalance on reproductionThe impact on mood & sleep should be front & centerFor scoliosis patients, the accompanying hormone imbalances will influence the behavior of children & adults alikeEstrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, & metabolic pathwaysDiscusses options for restoring normal physiology

    10 Scoliosis World w/ Dr Morningstar: 40 Years of Research

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 26:00


    Scoliosis is a whole condition, not just a curvature40 years of research has evolved our understanding of scoliosis, some as far back as the 1980sScoliSMART has internal research, but a large amount of research is already published externallyThe curvature is the predominate symptom of a much bigger pictureSerotonin and melatonin levels play a role is scoliosis

    08 Scoliosis World w/ Dr Morningstar: ScoliSMART

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 33:31


    Topics include: How ScoliSMART came to be Why it exists now What you can expect from ScoliSMART in the near future

    07 Scoliosis World w/ Dr Morningstar: Pain Management

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 31:32


    Scoliosis pain management requires a multi-dimensional approachThe pain is often chronicThe curvature balance is more important than the degree of the curve as it relates to painFactors other than the curvature itself also contribute to the painTo learn more, visit us at treatingscoliosis.comJoin our Facebook group "Scoliosis Warriors"

    06 Scoliosis World w/ Dr Morningstar: Adult Scoliosis

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 26:08


    Hormones are signaling moleculesConventional wisdom is that hormone decline is normal with agingIn fact, we are aging because our hormones are decliningHormones affect bone densityMany adult scoliosis patients get marginalizedOne of the biggest things to help adult scoliosis patients is to test hormones with saliva testingTo learn more, visit us at treatingscoliosis.comJoin our Facebook group "Scoliosis Warriors"

    05 Scoliosis World w/ Dr Morningstar: Dr Strauchman Discusses Hormones

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 31:16


    To learn more, visit us at treatingscoliosis.comJoin our Facebook group "Scoliosis Warriors"

    04 Scoliosis World w/ Dr Morningstar: Scoliosis Genetics Research

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 23:01


    To learn more, visit us at treatingscoliosis.comJoin our Facebook group "Scoliosis Warriors"

    03 Scoliosis World w/ Dr Morningstar: Neurotransmitter Testing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 17:05


    Most people suppose that the scoliosis that shows up on the x-ray is all there is to the pictureIf the condition continues to decline with bracing, surgery is often recommendedChildren who develop scoliosis have differences in bone density, neurotransmitter status, hormone ratios, and micronutrientsTo learn more, visit us at treatingscoliosis.comJoin our Facebook group "Scoliosis Warriors"

    02 Scoliosis World w/ Dr Morningstar: Scoliosis Genetic Testing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 26:44


    One of the biggest thing to come out of scoliosis diagnostics is that many things feed into the onset of a scoliosis curvatureAddressing the underlying aspects of the condition are important to long-term successful treatmentGenetic testing to help address some of these factors is now an affordable optionTo learn more, visit us at treatingscoliosis.comJoin our Facebook group "Scoliosis Warriors"

    01 Scoliosis World w/ Dr Morningstar: Unique Approaches to Scoliosis

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 27:20


    There are dozens of studies that have identified singular genes associated with scoliosisThe brain and the body are an intelligent design, and curvatures are not random, but adaptive responsesTo learn more, visit us at treatingscoliosis.comJoin our Facebook group "Scoliosis Warriors"

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