Abstract
Background Chiropractors are primary health care practitioners who specialise in the treatment of the spine using manual therapy, in particular spinal manipulation. Chiropractors are ideally placed to diagnose and treat scoliosis through conservative methods. However, in order for the chiropractic profession to assume this role, an understanding of the effectiveness of chiropractic treatment of scoliosis is required.
Highlights
Chiropractors are primary health care practitioners who specialise in the treatment of the spine using manual therapy, in particular spinal manipulation
A systematic literature search was performed of the Cochrane Library, Medline, CINAHL and Google Scholar using the search terms, “chiropractic and scoliosis”, “chiropractic treatment and scoliosis”, “spinal manipulation and scoliosis”
The studies fell into two categories: 1) studies primarily using spinal manipulation, and 2) those using a multimodal rehabilitation based approach
Summary
Chiropractors are primary health care practitioners who specialise in the treatment of the spine using manual therapy, in particular spinal manipulation. Chiropractors are ideally placed to diagnose and treat scoliosis through conservative methods. In order for the chiropractic profession to assume this role, an understanding of the effectiveness of chiropractic treatment of scoliosis is required
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