Spinal Orthotics
What is Spinal Orthotics?
Spinal orthotics is a means used to help restore healthy spinal curvatures. Your spine naturally has optimal curvatures which act as a shock absorber helping to reduce day to day physical joint stress.
With the advancement of modern technology and more sedentary lifestyles, these curves can start to shift over time. These shifts can start to create problems over time such as muscle aches, muscle tightness, headaches, nerve compression, poor function and spinal damage. This happens as long term shifts in the spine start to create unnecessary pressure and start to create compensation patterns.
Once these misalignments are identified, spinal orthotics can be used to restore and improve spinal alignment and posture. Spinal orthotics is made out of firm foam which is shaped to the spines natural alignments, by using spinal orthotics in the correct manner, it helps to lengthen out ligaments, reduce muscle tension and restore normal curvatures of the spine.
What Conditions does Spinal Orthotics help with?
Spinal orthotics can treat a number of conditions as most spinal symptoms stem from dysfunction and misalignment of the spine. For example, someone who hunches could have tight shoulder muscles, headaches, numbness from cervical compression, etc. These symptoms are caused by prolonged stress to the area due to the postural change.
This treatment can help with:
- Neck pain
- Headaches
- Numbness
- Spinal Degeneration
- Muscle tightness
- Scoliosis
- Slipped disc
- Postural concerns
Patient Case Study
Joey is a 23 year old female who was diagnosed with a Scoliosis at the age of 14. Her scoliosis on X-ray assessment measured out to be 32 degrees. She suffers from neck and lower back aches as result of the scoliosis. Here we have her on a Scoliosis orthotic which mirror images her curve, whilst implementing scapula movement to stabilise finer skeletal muscles.
How is Spinal Orthotics Applied?
Once the chiropractor has identified the exact changes to the spine that need to be addressed, a suitable denneroll spinal orthotic will be recommended for you. Generally, we will start you off in the clinic to use and lay on and once you’re comfortable and ready, then you will start administering it yourself at home.