Index to Chiropractic Literature
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  Title Reduction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and improved cervical curve in a 12-year-old female undergoing orthogonal upper cervical chiropractic care: A case report and review of literature [case report; review]
URL https://vertebralsubluxationresearch.com/2020/09/27/reduction-of-adolescent-idiopathic-scoliosis-improved-cervical-curve-in-a-12-year-old-female-undergoing-orthogonal-upper-cervical-chiropractic-care-a-case-report-review-of-literature/
Journal J Upper Cervical Chiropr Res. 2020 Sep;2020():50-57
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Publication Type Case Report
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Objective: To describe the effects of orthogonal upper cervical chiropractic care on the management of a 12-year-old female with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.  

Clinical Features: A 12-year-old female presented to a chiropractor with a chief complaint of headaches after a collision during a lacrosse game. Upon radiographic examination an S-shaped scoliosis of 15.4° in the thoracic spine and 16.2° in the lumbar spine was revealed.  

Intervention and Outcomes: Three upper cervical adjustments were delivered over a period of five visits and 28 days. A reduction of 6.2° in the thoracic curvature and 8.7° in the lumbar curvature was found upon re-examination.  The cervical curve also improved.

Conclusion: Subluxation of the atlas vertebra and the resulting neurological dysfunction may be a contributing factor in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Reduction of the subluxation with low-force, orthogonal upper cervical chiropractic adjustments may help reduce these lateral curvatures. Further research is needed to investigate the relationship between the atlas subluxation and idiopathic scoliosis.

Author Keywords:  Scoliosis, upper cervical, craniocervical junction, atlas, subluxation, adjustment, NUCCA, Grostic, Atlas Orthogonal, Advanced Orthogonal, Orthospinology

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