▁available ▁that ▁aim ▁to ▁correct ▁the ▁k y ph osis ▁while ▁the ▁sp ine ▁is ▁still ▁growing , ▁and ▁especially ▁aim ▁to ▁prevent ▁it ▁from ▁w ors ening . ▁ ▁While ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁explanation ▁for ▁what ▁causes ▁Sch eu ermann ' s ▁D ise ase , ▁there ▁are ▁ways ▁to ▁treat ▁it . ▁For ▁dec ades ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁controvers y ▁surrounding ▁treatment ▁options . ▁For ▁less ▁extreme ▁cases , ▁manual ▁medicine , ▁physical ▁ther apy ▁and / or ▁back ▁bra ces ▁can ▁help ▁reverse ▁or ▁stop ▁the ▁k y ph osis ▁before ▁it ▁does ▁become ▁severe . ▁Because ▁the ▁disease ▁is ▁often ▁ben ign , ▁and ▁because ▁back ▁surg ery ▁includes ▁many ▁ris ks , ▁surg ery ▁is ▁usually ▁considered ▁a ▁last ▁resort ▁for ▁patients . ▁In ▁severe ▁or ▁extreme ▁cases , ▁patients ▁may ▁be ▁treated ▁through ▁an ▁extensive ▁surg ical ▁procedure ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁disease ▁from ▁w ors ening ▁or ▁harm ing ▁the ▁body . ▁ ▁In ▁Germany , ▁a ▁standard ▁treatment ▁for ▁both ▁Sch eu ermann ' s ▁disease ▁and ▁lum bar ▁k y ph osis ▁is ▁the ▁Sch ro th ▁method , ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁special ized ▁physical ▁ther apy ▁for ▁sc ol ios is ▁and ▁related ▁sp inal ▁de form ities . ▁The ▁method ▁has ▁been ▁shown ▁to ▁reduce ▁pain ▁and ▁decrease ▁k y ph otic ▁angle ▁significantly ▁during ▁an ▁in pat ient ▁treatment ▁program . ▁ ▁S urg ery ▁ ▁Sch eu ermann ' s ▁disease ▁can ▁be ▁successfully ▁corrected