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Dr. Anthony Tsai

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Idiopathic Scoliosis / Functional Scoliosis

Here is a current patient in her forties with her x-rays from the year before with another chiropractor. While I cannot say that I can cure scoliosis, these pictures speak for themselves for a patient who has had scoliosis most of her life. Looking at her x-ray, the bones in her spine are not of abnormal shape just out of alignment. Until I can get post-x-rays, pay attention to the curve in the right rib cage, the musculature in the middle and the shadow of the spine bones to confirm the black line. The red line is taken from the curve in the original x-rays. The final picture shows the leg length difference change with the right leg being longer. The x-ray shows her right pelvis higher and the right tilt of the spine causing her right leg to be shorter just like when the patient first came to see me. As the spine curve straightens and the right pelvis drops, the right leg is appearing to be longer as a result. Unfortunately, this website started after her initial visit and before I realized I can document her results. It is now three weeks after these post-results pictures and I am happy to report that the curve is stable along with her pain. Her treatment consisted more of Graston, physiotherapy and "no crack" chiropractic instead of "cracking" chiropractic adjustments. The goal for her treatments was to stop her back pain and reducing her scoliosis accomplished this.

 Chiropractic Adjustments

Have you heard of chiropractors that ask you to get adjusted 2-3x a week for the rest of your life? Here are some pictures showing the gradual changes with traditional "cracking" chiropractic adjustment. This patient had an injury & had his leg cast which caused a mild to moderate misalignment. Besides injury, everyday activities such as driving and even muscle imbalance/tightness can cause misalignments. The leg difference fluctuates as the body adapts to an equilibrium or finds a balance, but the overall progress can be seen. He had multiple problems which is why I have been treating him for more sessions. I adjusted his pelvis regularly because it is the base & the foundation of the spine. The muscles will also relax more becoming less tight when the body is in alignment with the center of gravity. This is why posture is so important.

		This is a before and after adjustment shot by the 3rd week. This is the earliest picture I have of him showing the greatest difference. The subsequent pictures show white lines taken from the very first picture.
		4th Week: after adjustment shot only
		5th Week: before & after adjustment
		19th Week: The patient returned after about 2 and 1/2 months. The overall change is still better than the 3rd week picture and the change in leg length is stable. The after adjustment change is not dramatic so it is time to look at other areas.

Posture & Chiropractic Adjustments

The following are is a longer term look at a patient with mild posture problems. He was being treated for pain so he visits depended on the presence of pain in multiple locations. I advocate good posture and proper ergonomics for their relationship with the stress to muscles such as in the neck. The patient was curious whether chiropractic adjustments would make any changes so his progress was documented. Originally, I draw a line parallel to the walls beginning at the ankles but as you can see, the patient tends to lean forward. I finally draw a box around his upper chest and use that as a reference for how far forward his head translates (anterior head carriage / forward head posture). This is an unconventional method but the best I can do without x-rays. Note the rounded shoulders and how the belly or abdomen translates forward. The abdomen seems to indicate how far forward the lower spine curve goes forward as a result of how far backward the upper back translates. The body tries to find a balance between the upper and lower body. After stopping treatment for several months, the shoulders did become rounded again from working at the computer but that was fairly easy to treat with Graston Technique treatments. I am personally happy how the forward head posture stabilized which might have played a part preventing his neck pain. With the last set of pictures, I went through the process of taking the picture, looking at the picture feeling that something was wrong, having the patient stand to the side again and taking another picture. I did this three time because I thought I did something wrong each time. Now I see there were small noticable changes what were relatively consistent with each picture. Another important message I'd like patients to see is how important it is to make healthy changes to your life such as regular exercises and stretching. I find the patients that do this respond the best with treatment. The changes seen with this patient is a cummulation of effects of both my treatments and the patient's efforts.

		Before chiropractic adjustments photo and photo about 3 months later after chiropractic & Graston Technique treatments
		Before chiropractic adjustments: 2.5 months later Note: Patient received treatments from 2 different health professionals during that 2.5 month time period but primarily from conventional, non-chiropractic, Western medicine. He also works out and stretches regularly.
	After treatment: These next three pictures are taken after chiropractic & Graston Technique treatment within the same day.

 A person's posture is a global balance between 27 joints of the spine. Looking at leg length is a quick but incomplete view of the balance between left and right side. Fixing a global problem like posture is like peeling off layers of an onion. There are multiple areas of problems that contribute more or less with each other. Every patient's problems are unique so the patient's treatment will change to suit their needs.

Dr. Tony

Works In Progress

		Before & After Chiropractic Adjustments: Early results after 1 month. Pre-treatment x-ray taken by the previous chiropractor. Note: the head angle is the same but the individual neck bones are clearly starting to form a more normal cervical lordosis or curve in the neck.
		Before Chiropractic Treatment: X-ray and photo show an average of 12 mm leg length difference measured by X-rays due to misalignments in the pelvis and spine. Pre-treatment x-ray taken by the previous chiropractor. X-ray confirms finding in before photo.
		After Chiropractic Adjustments: Leg length difference now shows a slight difference with the right leg now longer after 1 month. Only gentle chiropractic used in both the low back and neck. Individual results may vary.