Part of the cholesterol pathway Every hormone in our body is made from cholesterol Lowering cholesterol can be taken too far, to the point that a person cannot make hormones, leading to premature aging and neurodegenerative diseases Your brain runs on cholesterol Pregnenolone is one of the first byproducts of cholesterol metabolism Cholesterol rise…

- The incident of D3 insufficiency and deficiency is elevated in scoliosis patients - Met analyses are the gold standard of studies - It’s mostly people who are ill to begin with who have their vitamin D levels checked, and that influences what’s considered the normal level - Studies suggest a positive correlation between Vitamin D levels above 70 …

Links to referenced articles: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36892518/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35999823/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19646383/ Ballet, gymnastics, and volleyball tend to have more children and young adults with progressive curves #scoliosis #backgeniusBy Dr. Mark Morningstar

Historically, scoliosis treatment is based on the curve measurement The curve measurement is not the only thing effecting quality of life issues and pain levels Given that, why do anything based on the curve measurement alone? At ScoliSMART, we treat patients based upon a “risk assessment” Example: Younger children with the same degree curve as old…

What is scoliosis bootcamp? What does bootcamp entail? The Michigan office has had patients from 11 countries & 32 states Bootcamp is for patients with scoliosis, either children or adults Bootcamp Day 1 consists of formulating a custom, patient-specific physical therapy routine The patient spends the remainder of the week mastering that routine Di…

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

Menopause leads to bone density decline Menopause is an isolated life-stage where women go through a lot of hormone changes Men experience andropause Perimenopause is a more accurate term The process can take ten years There is a difference between what is normal and what is commonBy Dr. Morningstar

Getting together around the holidays & eating too much can aggravate the back pain of someone with scoliosis The chief impact of scoliosis in adults is musculoskeletal pain Extra stress & leverage on the spine generates pain Back muscles are anti-gravity muscles, which spasm when fatigued and cause pain Improving the curve or vertical balance will …

People often consider the impacts of hormonal imbalance on reproduction The impact on mood & sleep should be front & center For scoliosis patients, the accompanying hormone imbalances will influence the behavior of children & adults alike Estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, & metabolic pathways Discusses options for restoring normal physiol…

Scoliosis is a whole condition, not just a curvature 40 years of research has evolved our understanding of scoliosis, some as far back as the 1980s ScoliSMART has internal research, but a large amount of research is already published externally The curvature is the predominate symptom of a much bigger picture Serotonin and melatonin levels play a r…

Topics include: How ScoliSMART came to be Why it exists now What you can expect from ScoliSMART in the near futureBy Dr. Mark Morningstar, Dr. Clayton Stitzel

Scoliosis pain management requires a multi-dimensional approach The pain is often chronic The curvature balance is more important than the degree of the curve as it relates to pain Factors other than the curvature itself also contribute to the pain To learn more, visit us at treatingscoliosis.com Join our Facebook group "Scoliosis Warriors"…

Hormones are signaling molecules Conventional wisdom is that hormone decline is normal with aging In fact, we are aging because our hormones are declining Hormones affect bone density Many adult scoliosis patients get marginalized One of the biggest things to help adult scoliosis patients is to test hormones with saliva testing To learn more, visit…

To learn more, visit us at treatingscoliosis.com Join our Facebook group "Scoliosis Warriors"By Dr. Megan Strauchman, Dr. Mark Morningstar

To learn more, visit us at treatingscoliosis.com Join our Facebook group "Scoliosis Warriors"By Mark Morningstar

Most people suppose that the scoliosis that shows up on the x-ray is all there is to the picture If the condition continues to decline with bracing, surgery is often recommended Children who develop scoliosis have differences in bone density, neurotransmitter status, hormone ratios, and micronutrients To learn more, visit us at treatingscoliosis.co…

One of the biggest thing to come out of scoliosis diagnostics is that many things feed into the onset of a scoliosis curvature Addressing the underlying aspects of the condition are important to long-term successful treatment Genetic testing to help address some of these factors is now an affordable option To learn more, visit us at treatingscolios…

There are dozens of studies that have identified singular genes associated with scoliosis The brain and the body are an intelligent design, and curvatures are not random, but adaptive responses To learn more, visit us at treatingscoliosis.com Join our Facebook group "Scoliosis Warriors"By Dr Mark Morningstar