Megan Teed, physical therapist and co-founder of the Wellco, shares her journey from being diagnosed with scoliosis at age 11 to developing innovative treatment approaches that go beyond traditional physical therapy.
• Personal experience with inadequate scoliosis education in PT school, receiving only one hour of instruction on the condition
• Three fundamental components of effective scoliosis treatment: elongation, stacking body blocks, and stabilization
• Different types of scoliosis: congenital, idiopathic (90% of cases), functional, and degenerative
• Three-phase treatment protocol: Spine Restore (nervous system reset), Corrective (alignment), and Spine Strength (building opposing muscles)
• Why stretching without addressing fascial adhesions first can worsen scoliosis
• Recommendation to avoid barbell squats and deadlifts in favor of more adaptable exercises using dumbbells
• Simple daily maintenance techniques including foot rolling and elongation exercises
• Inspiration from Olympic athletes like Usain Bolt who compete at elite levels with scoliosis
Join Megan's free scoliosis-specific Pilates class at the Wellco at 10am Eastern Standard Time on June 28th in honor of National Scoliosis Awareness Month. Find Megan on Instagram as @thescoliotherapist, on YouTube, and on her podcast "Ahead of the Curve."
