What were the participants' ages in the study?

Jeff LangmaidFounder, The Evidence Based Chiropractor

Why Scoliosis is MORE Than a Spine Problem (Game-Changing Study)

14 Mar 2025 · 1 min

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Jeff Langmaid summarizes a study showing that spinal adjustments in people with scoliosis produced improved lower-limb kinematics and stability. Before care, participants (aged 18–20) had reduced hip and knee mobility on at least one side and displayed a bilateral AC asymmetry in walking, leading to compensatory movement patterns. Langmaid emphasizes that while young people can tolerate compensations short-term, these patterns accumulate over years, so addressing asymmetry and compensations early has meaningful long-term value.

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18 to 20 years old.

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Big time findings, in my opinion, with this study. Number two is they found improved lower limb kinematics and stability. And it's easy to think of scoliosis as it is a spinal issue. But don't forget about the fact that when there is a spinal issue, often there's an effect on the entire body's movement patterns. So this study confirms that spinal adjustments can lead to better biomechanics and stability. So before care, patients had reduced hip and knee mobility and at least one side of their body. And they also showed a bilateral AC asymmetry in walking, which forced them into all these compensatory movement patterns, which we know can add up over time. Now remember, the people in this study were 18 to 20 years old. So you can get away with those compensatory movement patterns usually when you're younger, but that stacks up as days become weeks, weeks become months, months become years, and years become decades. Compensatory movement pattern. You're going to pay the piper one way or the other. So being able to affect asymmetrical movement patterns and compensatory movement patterns is again, really meaningful long term.