Scoliosis Treatment for Young Girls

While some do have bones that genetically malform or have weak structure connections I am thinking that sure try a chiropractor, but also check diet. My SIL had scoliocis and when she was finally correctly diagnosed she had celiac, which meant she may have been eating right but not absorbing enough nutrition to build her bones the way they should build, and make the tendon, ligament connections strong. She found out when she was 42 and her curve was really exaggerated even though it had been "braced" in childhood. All I'm saying is take a look at all avenues, make sure they eat well(healthy and balanced), get plenty of weight bearing exercise and don't sit in front of a tv or computer too long each day and that they use good posture when both sitting, standing.
It is always good to look for a why something is happening before letting a doctor go full ahead with a treatment plan, invasive or not.

Our chiropractor will X-Ray our children for 'free.' So, I went ahead and found out that my daughter at age 5 had a curve in her back. The other daughter had a rotated femur. Both conditions were corrected within our first year of treatment. I did ask my pediatrician about both girls. They wanted me to go see an orthopedist who then wanted the girls to do physical therapy. Well, I stuck with the chiropractor (3 time a week for the first year) and I'm so happy that we did! Our chiropractor is Bill Buchar in Aurora.

My daughter has scoliosis and we have a family history as well. We go to Dr. Ackerman at Balance Family Practice in Bartlett- she is wonderful w/children. She didn't even recommend an x-ray until my daughter was 10 and had great explanations about how long you can wait before doing a brace. I'm sure she would do a phone consult with you- she's really nice and it's a very small, warm, welcoming office too.

I saw a yoga class geared toward scoliosis - I think it was at Yoga Among Friends in Downer's Grove. I don't know anything about the class, I just noticed it.
Good luck!

I wouold certainly try a chiropractor before I would put her through the discomfor and embarassment. They are trained in the skeletal system.
I know several good ones. There is one on Washington St. who has childrn of his own and has a special degree in chiro for children.
Please contact me and i will give you his name and number