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This research was part of a series of discoveries that ultimately led to a therapy that, in many cases, permanently eliminates chronic musculoskeletal pain without the use of drugs or surgery.  This therapy is called Rothbart Proprioceptive Therapy, in which I use a series of tests, proprietary computer analyses, custom designed Rothbart Proprioceptive Insoles and ongoing monitoring to address all of the changes in the patients condition and necessary changes in prescriptions, until the chronic muscle and/or joint pain is eliminated.

Here is an excerpt from the article, "Asymmetrical Pronation PatternsLinked to Thoracic Curves. Biomechanics" published on the The Foot Blog -PICOMM/PIJ (Rothbart, 2006), that ultimately led to the development of Rothbart Proprioceptive Therapy:

“The purpose of this study was to determine if a correlation exists between abnormal foot motion (in this case abnormal foot pronation) and the development of scoliotic curves.  In this study I only included those subjects that (1) abnormally pronated and (2) were positive for the Adams test.  I ran a t-test on the clinical data to determine if a positive correlation existed between the prominence of the scapula wing, the direction of the thoracic curve and the abnormal pronation pattern.  A positive correlation was identified in this study.

From clinical experience,we know that many abnormal pronators do not develop significant scoliotic curves (Cobb angle greater than 20 degrees).  I believe the development of scoliotic curves is a multifactor issue.  There are other factors that still need to be identified if we wish to understand why only a few patients end up with significant scoliosis.  But this study suggests that asymmetrical pronation patterns may be a critical factor in the development of scoliotic curves.  Interesting enough, in the screening process, I found no patients with significant scoliotic curves that did not abnormally pronate.”

Reference

Rothbart BA 2006. Asymmetrical Pronation Patterns linked to Thoracic Curves. Biomechanics - The Foot Blog. PICOMM/PIJ Editors, Oct.