Alive & Well Podcast: Dr Stuart McGill Interview; Are scoliosis muscles really weak versus strong?

Alive & Well Podcast presents an interview with Stuart McGill, Part 4. Is it possible that scoliosis muscles are not so much weak versus strong as opposed to just serving a different function? Stuart McGill is the author of 4 books: Low Back Disorders, Back Mechanic, Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance and the Gift of Injury. He's the perfect person to elaborate on the answer. And spoiler alert: Guess who else has scoliosis??? Next, be sure to join us for even more wisdom from Stuart McGill in all parts of the interview: Parts 1-5!

[@skincraftorganicsllc8537]

I wish he could figure me out! :D

[@formisfunction1861]

Fascinating!

[@honuman39]

Reading some theories on scoliosis, I'm not convinced it primarily develops as a result of functional and repetitive movement. The theory that resonates the most with me is one where there's uneven developmental length of the spinal cord to the surrounding vertebrae. As a result, meningeal ligamentous attachments from the spinal cord to the vertebral canal create torsional forces within the entire spine. Over time this will create the curvature to help alleviate those forces. It's easy to imagine an extended spring inside a flexible tube attached to the inside of the tube at various points. The tension created by the spring would naturally contort the tube. I understand this is a theory(not mine, but unfortunately I don't recall the person/people to credit for it). The reason this theory makes the most sense to me is the general consistency of scoliotic curvatures patterns. If it was more related to functional movement I would think there would be more variety of curvature patterns.

[@mikescudder4621]

Interesting... any success in correcting or limiting its development?

[@mikescudder4621]

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