CASE STUDIES / Spinal Scoliosis

Subject: Spinal Scoliosis
Patient: Female
Treatment: Integrative Manual Therapy, Acupressure, and neuromuscular re-education

Postural assessment: shoulder elevated on the left, scoliosis to the right approximately 30 degree deviation, left hips elevated, right scapula protracted, and weight bearing on the right leg predominately.

Load Test: indicated mid thoracic level of the diaphragm and liver junction was the area of greatest stress.

Palpation: several soft tissue areas indicated poor mobility and limited range of motion, diaphragm on the right, spinal segments of T10-12, mediastinal and lungs on the right, and large intestine at the hepato-colic ligaments.

Mobility: Sacral-iliac mobility severely limited in the posterior pelvis, ribs lacked mobility throughout the thoracic, liver mobility limited in inferior and medial/lateral motions, diaphragm had minimal excursion for in-breath.

Motility: Movement within the soft tissue of the liver, lungs, and connective tissue were limited. The most severe were the diaphragm at the mediastinal junction of the coronary ligaments.

Assessment summery: Patient exhibited limitations in the normal physiological functions of the soft connective tissues that lead to mobility of the ribs, hips and spine.

This is consistent with a severe blunt trauma to the ischial ramus at an early age (pre-puberty). The trauma traveled along the Deep Front Lines of Meyer’s anatomy trains, causing soft tissue disruptions of membranes (DOM) along the horizontal connective tissues, notably, pelvic floor, liver, diaphragm, and mediastinal.

Osteopathic principle of “the body hugging the lesion” leads to the possibility that the body would protect the most vital of the organs by sealing the disruptions of membranes in what ever ways it can, rotating and side-bending to limit exposure to further damage.

In explaining this to the patient, she had reported of exactly that kind of trauma at the age of 12. She and a cousin were exploring an old barn. At the second floor, on the loft, the floor collapse from under her and she fell through to the floor below right on her bottom. She recalled not being able to move for a while, but got up and resumed her life. She was diagnosed with scoliosis in high school. As she got older, the limitation in breathing and general discomfort was increasing, which lead her to seek therapy.

Treatment: Patient was treated for one hour using manual techniques and acupressure.

Results were surprising when compared to the posture prior to treatment. Improvements in symmetry of the hips, shoulders, and spinal column were evident. Patient reported immediate motility of the large intestine, breathing ease, and improved range of motion in her ribs and spine.

Patient’s comments:
“ Malina treated me for scoliosis, a condition [I’ve had] since childhood. After a one hour treatment, my posture was straight. I am no longer slouched. My hips and shoulders were level with each other. I noticed a difference in my breathing. I breathe deeper and my body felt more relaxed.”-DP

Disclaimer: Individual results may vary. Not a guarantee or warranty of results implied as a result of treatments

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