Postural Restoration: A Tri-Planar Asymmetrical Framework for Understanding, Assessing, and Treating Scoliosis and Other Spinal Dysfunctions
Tri-Planar Postural Framework
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https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/55812
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Postural Restoration: A Tri-Planar Asymmetrical Framework for Understanding, Assessing, and Treating Scoliosis and Other Spinal Dysfunctions
Tri-Planar Postural Framework
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https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/55812
DISC COMMENTARY
This book chapter describes a clinical framework called Postural Restoration for understanding and treating scoliosis and other spinal postural problems, built on the idea that the body is naturally asymmetrical across three planes of movement rather than perfectly symmetrical in structure.
What was studied?
Written by physical therapists, the chapter draws on clinical experience applying the approach to non-pathological and pathological scoliosis curves, juvenile kyphosis and torticollis, building on the authors' earlier comparison with the established Schroth method.
What did they find?
The chapter sets out a practical, tri-planar, asymmetry-aware approach for clinicians to assess and treat spinal postural conditions, drawing on the authors' hands-on clinical experience rather than results from a large controlled trial.
Why it matters
It offers a way of thinking about posture and spinal curves as naturally asymmetrical, rather than aiming for an unrealistic idea of perfect symmetry that isn't how real human bodies actually work.
Why we included it
It illustrates why whole-body movement patterns, not just an isolated curve or symptom, matter in postural assessment, and how clinical reasoning frameworks can sit alongside more heavily trial-tested treatments.
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What was studied?
Written by physical therapists, the chapter draws on clinical experience applying the approach to non-pathological and pathological scoliosis curves, juvenile kyphosis and torticollis, building on the authors' earlier comparison with the established Schroth method.
What did they find?
The chapter sets out a practical, tri-planar, asymmetry-aware approach for clinicians to assess and treat spinal postural conditions, drawing on the authors' hands-on clinical experience rather than results from a large controlled trial.
Why it matters
It offers a way of thinking about posture and spinal curves as naturally asymmetrical, rather than aiming for an unrealistic idea of perfect symmetry that isn't how real human bodies actually work.
Why we included it
It illustrates why whole-body movement patterns, not just an isolated curve or symptom, matter in postural assessment, and how clinical reasoning frameworks can sit alongside more heavily trial-tested treatments.