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The influence of pregnancy on women with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Wang J, Zhang J, Xu R, Chen TG, Zhou KS, Zhang HH.American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: diagnosis and management. University of Maryland Spine Program: A Patient’s Guide to Adult Scoliosis.American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Orthotics.Dynamic Chiropractic: Children and Scoliosis.European Spine Journal: Acute Postural Adaptations Induced by a Shoe Lift in Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients.The New York Times Health Guide: Scoliosis: Braces and Other Noninvasive Treatments.However, whether heel lifts can reduce existing spine curvature is uncertain, according to an article in "The New York Times Health Guide." Orthopedic shoes and specialized shoe inserts may help prevent further progression of spine curvature in young people with asymmetrical legs and reduce back pain in adults with scoliosis. In an article published in a 2001 issue of “European Spine Journal,” young patients with scoliosis had significantly reduced spinal curvature and improved postural adaptations such as better alignment in the pelvis when they wore appropriately fitting lifts 2.

Research shows that heel lifts can force a body with scoliosis into better alignment. A child with asymmetrical leg growth may end up with imbalanced spinal growth, but using a heel lift - a wedge-shaped shoe insert - in the shoe of the shorter leg may provide extra support for his legs and promote balanced spinal growth.Scoliosis most commonly occurs in children during the growth spurt that precedes puberty, according to.