Somatic approaches work through sensory updating rather than muscular correction. This is why they produce changes standard PT does not. Here is what they share — and what they miss.
Scoliosis is treated as a spinal condition. But the curve compresses organs, restricts the diaphragm, and limits vagal tone. Fatigue and digestive issues are not coincidence.
The diaphragm cannot dome properly inside a rotated rib cage. Breathing dysfunction is not a side effect of scoliosis — it is part of the same prediction.
Diagnosed at 13. Told nothing could be done. At 33, everything collapsed. What I found on the other side changed everything.
Schroth is the most evidence-based scoliosis exercise method. It’s also incomplete. Here’s what it does well — and what a nervous system approach adds.
Most scoliosis exercise lists treat the spine as the problem. The spine is the printout. Here is what the research says about exercises that reach the system generating the curve.
