🎙️Episode Summary

In this episode, Erin Myers debunks common myths about scoliosis and shares practical guidance for navigating the condition with greater confidence and hope. She explores the role of movement, education, and community support while discussing a holistic approach that looks beyond symptoms to whole-body health.

🔗 Resources & Links

• I Have Scoliosis. Now What? Pg 9-10, 15-22
• Scoliosis Retreat
• Scoliometer
• Scoliosis Movement Specialist Certificate

🤍Encouragement

"Death Was Arrested" by North Point InsideOut

“Ash was redeemed, only beauty remains”
“My orphan heart was given a name”
“Released from my chains, I’m a prisoner no more”

• Psalm 68:5 — “A father to the fatherless”
• Exodus 22:22–23 — God hears the cry of the orphan
• John 14:18 — “I will not leave you as orphans”
• Psalm 82:3 — “Defend the weak and the fatherless”
• James 1:27 — Caring for orphans and widows
• Isaiah 1:17 — “Defend the orphan”
• Deuteronomy 10:18 — God defends the fatherless

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🎙️ Episode Summary

Explore scoliosis bracing with Jennifer Stark as myths are debunked, research is explored, and practical insights are shared for parents and practitioners.

💡 Key Takeaways

• The right brace can help; the wrong brace can do more harm than good.

• Consistent movement is one of the most powerful tools for scoliosis management.
• Successful treatment supports both spinal health and emotional well-being.

🔗 Resources & Links

• I Have Scoliosis, Now What? See chapter 10
• Scoliosis Retreat
• Scoliosis Care Package
• Scoliometer App
• Dr. Mark Morningstar’s Clinic and research that references his brace https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5759207/
• Brace vs Surgery Psychological Impact
• Research showing Schroth and Pilates help decrease Scoliosis
• Gensingen (Chêneau) brace
• This research (2025 Turkey) suggests that because QoL during brace wear is similar to that of surgery, you should just get surgery.
• This research (2019 Kosovo) suggests that those wearing a brace can experience a similar QoL to those without a brace if you use movement (using the same measure: SRS-22r).

🤍 Encouragement

Seek multiple opinions, support your child's emotional health, and trust that with accurate information and patience, you can make the best decisions for their scoliosis journey.

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🎙️Episode Summary

Erin Myers and Heather Massie explore how nutrition, gut health, hormones, and genetics may influence scoliosis development and progression. Combining research and lived experience, they discuss how supporting the body from the inside out may impact long-term health and scoliosis outcomes.

💡 Key Takeaways

• Scoliosis may be linked to nutrition, inflammation, and genetics.

• Sleep, hormones, and gut health play a role.

• Testing and addressing deficiencies can help support healing.

🔗 Resources & Links

• www.spiralspine.com/shop
• Scoli Lab Testing with Ulta Labs - code ERINMYERS20 for 20% off
• Thorne supplements
• Scoli Care Package
• I Have Scoliosis Now What?
• Iron Patches / Blue Light Glasses
• Link between Prevotella and Scoliosis bone health
• Zinc & Leaky Gut Research
• Gut Bacteria that may protect against Scoliosis
• Manganese Research
• Effect of Melatonin on the Pituitary Gland

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🤍Encouragement— Lamentations 3:21–24

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