Who are the Schroth exercises recommended for?
The Schroth Based Method is recommended for people with idiopathic scoliosis who are willing to make the commitment to learn the exercises and change their movement patterns. The exercises can be started after a Cobb angle of 15 degrees is noted. Because of the level of commitment required, exercises usually start after age 10 years in girls and 12 years in boys. The Schroth Based Method can also be used for adults, but due to long standing movement patterns and soft tissue tightness in adults, the exercises generally progress more slowly. The exercises if taught and performed correctly should create no pain, but produce a sense of increased mobility and balance. The exercises require frequent repetition throughout the patient’s lifetime, in order to “reprogram” the body in an optimal symmetric posture.
