Scoliosis Physical Therapy
The Schroth Method
Align your spine. Strengthen your posture.
Reclaim your life.
A scoliosis diagnosis doesn't have to define how you move or how you feel. At BioPerformance Institute, Erin Blakley, PT, DPT, a Rigo Concept-certified scoliosis specialist, provides individualized, non-surgical care for adolescents and adults using the Schroth Method.
Through targeted exercises, breathing strategies, and postural education, patients learn to actively work with their spine, not around it.
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Through a combination of mirror-guided movement awareness, expansion breathing, and muscle activation exercises tailored to each patient's unique curve pattern, the Rigo Concept teaches the body to actively elongate and realign the spine. Training patients to achieve detorsion and carry these corrections into their daily posture and movement habits.
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By correcting the asymmetrical muscle imbalances that cause uneven loading and compression along the spine, Rigo Concept reduces the mechanical stress at the root of scoliosis-related pain, teaching patients to actively decompress overloaded areas through targeted elongation, postural realignment, and expansion breathing techniques that bring lasting relief into everyday movement.
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Using curve-pattern-specific exercises, patients learn to selectively offload overworked muscles on the convex/curved side of the spine while lengthening muscles on the concave/compressed side, building the precise neuromuscular balance needed to actively hold the spine in a more corrected position and resist further curve progression over time.
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Beyond the treatment session, the Rigo Concept teaches patients how to carry their spinal corrections into everyday life. Coaching patients on how to sit, stand, bend, and lift in ways that minimize asymmetrical loading on the spine, so that the postural habits built during exercise gradually become second nature in all daily activities.
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Because scoliosis often intersects with complex neurological, orthopedic, and pain-related concerns, Schroth-certified physical therapists work closely with neurologists, pain management specialists, orthotists, and other providers. Sharing progress, aligning treatment goals, and ensuring that each patient's physical therapy plan complements and enhances the broader medical care they are receiving.
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When bracing is recommended as part of a patient's scoliosis management plan, your therapist will work hand-in-hand with local orthotists to ensure the custom brace and the exercise program reinforce one another.
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As a committed advocate for scoliosis patients, Erin works to ensure each individual fully understands their diagnosis, empowering them with the knowledge, confidence, and resources to actively participate in their own care decisions and navigate the healthcare system with a strong, informed voice.
Erin Blakley, PT, DPT, OCS, Rigo Concept-BSPTS
Physical Therapist, Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, Scoliosis Specialist
Erin has advanced training in the treatment of adolescent and adult scoliosis. She is trained by the Barcelona Scoliosis Physical Therapy School (BSPTS) in physiotherapy scoliosis specific exercises (PSSE), more commonly known as ‘Schroth’ therapy. This type of physical therapy is different, as it takes into consideration the three-dimensional components of scoliosis, teaching self-correction with the aim of stabilizing and improving spinal alignment. PSSE is one of the only research-backed physical therapy techniques shown to stabilize the curve and improve quality of life.
Scoliosis Physical Therapy
Schroth Method is
available at our Hayden location
