Scoliosis cannot be treated by a chiropractor. It is not something that is resolved with someone pinching your big toe or a massage. Severe cases can lead to issues other than cosmetic. In fact if it progresses enough, it can compress the lungs impeding breathing, among other issues.
I have had family members who were treated. One had to have surgery and another was succesfully treated with bracing.
The surgery, like all surgery is very different then it used to be. No longer is there a six month body cast. They already have people up and walking the next day. IT IS MAJOR SURGERY that requires sigificant recovery time and there is pain after.
The important thing is to see the appropriate shaliach, a competent experienced doctor who deals with this regularly.
The smart idea would be to speak to one of the medical referal agencies (There are a number of exceptional jewish agencies) that are available and they can guide you on selecting a doctor as well as helping you with information and getting an appointment. They would likely also have information about support groups.
In my experience, the doctors they referred were excellent doctors and wonderful to deal with. I think the one who did the surgery is by now retired, it was well over a decade ago. The other one we still go to for check ups (he is also a surgeon and, based on what we have seen while waiting in his office, a very busy one who deals with what apppear to be extreme cases as well), and B”H are very happy with his services as well as with the hospital which was excellent.
To BP Totty, if you want to get more info my experience, you can leave me a way to contact you, or I guess ask the moderators to email me however it is done here.
Hatzlacha