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(Chest. 2001;120:672-674.)
© 2001 American College of Chest Physicians

Improved Chest Expansion in Idiopathic Scoliosis After Intensive, Multiple-Modality, Nonsurgical Treatment in an Adult*

Martha C. Hawes, PhD and William J. Brooks, DO

* From the Department of Plant Pathology (Dr. Hawes), University of Arizona, Tucson AZ; and the Restorative Care Foundation (Dr. Brooks), Kansas City, MO.

Correspondence to: William J. Brooks, DO, 9204 NW 80th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64152; e-mail: wjbdo{at}wjbrooksdo.com

This case report documents a substantial increase in chest wall expansion in a middle-aged woman with stable right thoracic spinal curvature due to idiopathic scoliosis. Treatment involved intensive psychological and mobilization therapies, including comprehensive manipulative medicine treatments and daily manual traction. Over an 8-year period, a 6-cm increase in resting chest circumference (in the absence of weight gain) and a 7.5-cm increase in chest expansion were correlated with a substantial reduction of incidence of respiratory infections.

Key Words: hypothyroidism • idiopathic scoliosis • manipulative medicine • mitral valve prolapse • pectus excavatum




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