most helpful answer in my opinion chiropractic adjustments will have little or no curative effect on either of these conditions. a child or teenager with scoliosis should be carefully evaluated and monitored by a specialist. a person with osteoporosis should be under the care of her primary care medical provider or orthopedist. this is kind of a "loaded" question. it is like saying can chiropractic care stop the sun from setting or prevent rain. osteoporosis is a bone disease with a decrease in bone density associated with aging (sun setting) or prolonged use of certain medications. scoliosis is either caused by structural abnormality of a vertebrae or idiopathic (unknown). on the flip side of that chiropractic care can certainly help relieve symptoms associated with scoliosis and in some case help manage the process. as children grow the scoliosis curvature needs to be monitored as well as any symptoms they are having. in an ideal world md's and dc's- pt's would work together to manage this process. if you want to live in an ideal world find "specialists" who are open minded and educated about not only what they can do but what others can do to help you as well. in the long run you are the one that has to live with whatever condition you have and no one else's ideology should be more important than that.
can chiropractic care reverse osteoporosis or scoliosis?