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Baby boomers may recall the days of being screened for scoliosis in elementary or middle school. While this practice was common in states across the US for a number of years, it has stopped in many communities. Some may also remember when kids diagnosed with scoliosis wore heavy-looking metal braces. This full-torso brace extended from the pelvis to the base of the skull.
Cindy Marti is a physical therapist and president of Spinal Dynamics of Wisconsin. She has traveled to Europe to study the Schroth method, a non-surgical approach to scoliosis treatment used widely across Europe for decades. She and two of her clinic’s colleagues are among fewer than 20 US-based physical therapists now certified in Schroth.