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Treating Scoliosis with Mirror-Image Traction Therapy in Edina, MN<\/h1>\n

Realign the spine to improve your strength, stability, and flexibility<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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<\/div>[vc_column_text]Traction is a therapy that has long been used for the treatment of various spinal disorders. It can also be used very effectively in the treatment of scoliosis.<\/p>\n

Scoliosis usually involves some degree of physical deformity in the spine- the shape of bones and discs, and the length of ligaments connecting those bones is altered. Any intervention that hopes to improve scoliosis must address the deformity. Discs and ligaments contain a molecule known as collagen. Collagen is capable of being deformed by force over time. Therefore when you put forces into the spine in exactly the right direction, with sufficient magnitude and duration, the ligaments and discs which are holding the deformity in place begin to change. Exercise<\/a> alone and other forms of physical therapy, including chiropractic adjustments, have not been shown to alter these underlying structures. Traction therapy directed to the right location in the spine will lengthen spinal ligaments and even change the shape of discs over time. We call this type of traction therapy “mirror\u2013 image” traction because the forces are applied to the spine in an exact mirror image of the person\u2019s spinal deformity.<\/p>\n