Scheuermann’s disease is a self-limiting skeletal disorder ( deformity in thoracic or thoracolumbar spine) of childhood. Scheuernann’s disease refers to osteochondritis of the secondary ossification centers of the vertebral bodies.
The Schroth Method
In children with immature skeletons and remaining growth potential, Schroth- method physical therapy is used in combination with the Cheneau brace, not only to prevent progression of the abnormal curvature, but also to train and strengthen patients in holding their bodies in a corrected position after completion of the bracing treatment. A patient’s consistent practicing of an individualized Schroth program has been clinically schown to inhibit the mechanical forces, exacerbated by poor postural habits and gravity, that otherweise perpetuate the progression of the curvature over time( the so –called „vicious cycle”) even after the cessation of physical growth.( Weiss HR, Lohschmidt, el- Obeidi N, Verresc, 1997 „Preliminary results and worst-case analysis of in- patient scoliosis”
Scoliosis
Scoliosis: is a medical condition in wich a person’s spine is curved from side to side, and is more often diagnosed in females.
Scoliosis is typically classified as either congenital (caused by vertebral anomalies present at birth) idiopatic (cause unknown) or neuromuscular (having developed as a secondary symptom of another condition, such as spina bifida, cerebral palsy, spinal muscular atrophy or physical trauma, etc.)