Vaccines and Scoliosis - Possible Cause

There is only one study comparing vaccinated and un-vaccinated children that discusses scoliosis that I have found. (Vaccine Information Network) This is a study done with raw data used for another study and analyzed independent of that source. In the study there were 17,641 children, 17,509 were vaccinated with at least one vaccine, and 132 children who were either not vaccinated or did not have proof of vaccination. Out of those vaccinated, 5.3% had scoliosis. Out of those not vaccinated, 0.00% had scoliosis.

If this number were 5.30% then this is 928 children. Since it is not 5.30% but rather 5.3%, this allows for a range from 920 to 936 children who may have had scoliosis, taking into account rounding factors. The equivalent would be 7 children in the non-vaccinated group. However, there were none. In this study 100% of scoliosis cases were vaccinated and 0% of the non-vaccinated group had scoliosis. This turns out to be highly statistically significant. And in my opinion that is definitively a causal relationship. Admittedly however, no study is perfect. Here are some weaknesses to the study when it comes to scoliosis.

17,509 is certainly a great base for the vaccine data. 132, while enough to determine statistical significance, is certainly not ideal. If there existed comparative 17,509 not vaccinated that would make this study much more powerful.

Things we do not know from this study are the ages of the 928 children who had scoliosis. This is important because many children do not present with scoliosis until adolescence. Meaning if the majority of those with scoliosis were adolescent, it would be more accurate to compare within certain age groups and that could easily double or triple the rates of scoliosis in vaccinated children of those age groups compared to the whole studied population (from 0-17 years of age).

As it stands in this study, the likelihood of having scoliosis with vaccination is infinitely higher or in other words it is infinitely more likely that someone will have scoliosis when vaccinated compared to not being vaccinated. If there had been one non-vaccinated child with scoliosis, I believe this study would still be highly statistically significant, but I am not a statistician. That would bring the non-vaccinated scoliosis rate to 0.76% making the likelihood of having scoliosis when vaccinated change from infinitely more likely to 7 times more likely or 700% more likely to have scoliosis when vaccinated.

As age was not taken into account, also the quality and degree of the scoliosis were not detailed. There are various types of scoliosis, the more common being adolescent idiopathic scoliosis meaning scoliosis of unknown cause. There are certain scoliosis types where the cause is known such as congenital, meaning caused by a birth defect or mis-shaped bones, or traumatic which speaks for itself. If there had been a non-vaccinated population with scoliosis then this would be important to distinguish.

Another important aspect that could help in determining the cause of idiopathic scoliosis would be knowing which vaccines were given and when, and comparing that to those without scoliosis who had been vaccinated. This comparison would also be stronger if we knew the age groups as outlined above. It would be even stronger if the details of the vaccine batches, including ingredients, were included in the study. This would allow us to determine if a certain type of vaccine or vaccine ingredient was a dominant cause of scoliosis.

If toxic load is a factor, then comparing the number of vaccines in the scoliosis population could also be helpful. If we knew that the majority of scoliosis cases had ten or more vaccines, then it may not be the vaccine type, like tetanus or polio, that is the cause of scoliosis but rather the overload of certain toxic ingredients on the body.

From this study we see that 100% of scoliosis cases (85-99.99% with my hypothetical addition) are likely due to vaccine damage or possibly other neurological toxins. In my opinion, the best thing someone with scoliosis can do to prevent worsening of the curve is to stop getting vaccinated, with the second best thing being to receive conservative chiropractic care. The best thing they can do to improve the curve is to use chiropractic care, with the second best being to do some type of cellular heavy metal or neurotoxin detox program.

Currently vaccines are not considered to be a cause for scoliosis; and as vaccines cannot be ruled out as a possible cause at this point in time, there is potential for it to be shown to be a cause in the future. This study certainly shows a need for further study in this area.