Your Spine Doesn't Define Your Life | Meghan Teed

Megan Teed, physical therapist and co-founder of the Wellco, shares her journey from being diagnosed with scoliosis at age 11 to developing innovative treatment approaches that go beyond traditional physical therapy.• Personal experience with inadequate scoliosis education in PT school, receiving only one hour of instruction on the condition• Three fundamental components of effective scoliosis treatment: elongation, stacking body blocks, and stabilization• Different types of scoliosis: congenital, idiopathic (90% of cases), functional, and degenerative• Three-phase treatment protocol: Spine Restore (nervous system reset), Corrective (alignment), and Spine Strength (building opposing muscles)• Why stretching without addressing fascial adhesions first can worsen scoliosis• Recommendation to avoid barbell squats and deadlifts in favor of more adaptable exercises using dumbbells• Simple daily maintenance techniques including foot rolling and elongation exercises• Inspiration from Olympic athletes like Usain Bolt who compete at elite levels with scoliosisJoin Megan's free scoliosis-specific Pilates class at the Wellco at 10am Eastern Standard Time on June 28th in honor of National Scoliosis Awareness Month. Find Megan on Instagram as @thescoliotherapist, on YouTube, and on her podcast "Ahead of the Curve."