Preliminary Study: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Linked to Abnormal Pronation (original) (raw)

Abstract

Scoliosis in patients between 10 and 18 years of age is termed adolescent scoliosis. The most common type of scoliosis in this age group is one in which the cause is unknown, and still referred to as Adolescent Idiopthic Scoliosis. I have long suspected a link between abnormal foot motion (gravity drive pronation) and the development of abnormal curves in the spinal cord. A study I published in 2006 (JAPMA) statistically linked the unleveling of the pelvis, which forms the base of the spine, to abnormal foot pronation. It is only logical to suspect that if the base of the spine is unlevelled, it could also unlevel the entire spine. This was my motivation that led to this study. It is to be noted that this is a preliminary study and certainly needs to be repeated using a larger sample size. However, the outcome of this study does suggest that the development of scoliosis may indeed be linked to abnormal foot motion.

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