My next area of research is on whether diet has any effect on Scoliosis.  I believe it must have – particularly when dealing with a child or teen who is still growing.  One of the first books I read focused on diet as a key factor in Scoliosis: Your Plan for Natural Scoliosis Prevention and Treatment by Dr Kevin Lau.  He spends several chapters explaining the importance of diet in the prevention and treatment of Scoliosis.  I’m not going to attempt to summarise it here other than to say I now share his view that diet is important.

A growing body must have the right balance of vitamins and minerals to support growth.  With this in mind I have decided to contact a Nutritionist and find out whether they think they can help in any way.  We are lucky to have an excellent centre for complementary medicine near to our home and they have a Nutritionist there…

…OK phone call done and appointment made.  She is sending me a health questionnaire to complete about Chris and we have to keep a food diary for a week before we meet her.  That should be really interesting as he will have to own up to all the sweets/crisps/chocolate etc he eats at school or walking home from the bus!  And I am going to have to look at what meals I am feeding him at home.