Handstands for scoliosis and back pain

I have a belief that handstands have a  role is developing the Core and aiding spinal mechanics. However, Im sure this has not been studied in any depth. The aim of this review is simply to collect enough evidence from easily accessible sources  to justify experimenting with my clients.
Whilst Im not sure about many of her recommendations, it was interesting to note that Sarah Key recommends the handstand for her scoliosis patients.
“the best specific strengthening exercise is handstands….. being upside down it literally tricks both sides of the para-spinal muscles into working equally hard in keeping you upright and balanced”
According to site that sells inversion tables, “In mild cases of Scoliosis, research and clinical studies have shown that inversion tables and regular exercise can have a positive effect on treating the physical defect. Unfortunately, inversion therapy has not been shown to effectively treat Scoliosis in severe cases”
BTW, I’m not validating passively hanging upside down. The benefit of  a handstand is that your body needs to be the tightest its ever been.
The “Mindbodygreen” blog by Heidi Kristoffer discusses that handstands can heal, but to avoid headstands! I must admit, I’ve never been a headstand fan!
Whilst this is far from anything resembling science, hanging people upside down , making them handstand, seems  not to kill people, so it may be worth experimenting with,  as long as  a proper posture ( neutral spine) is maintained. .
I’m assuming that I’ll develop the handstand from a good plank position, then walk it slowly up the wall!
I should say, I think that handstands will help IF people have adequate shoulder flexibility: hanging in an awful arch could do harm

THE fundamental handstand error

For years I have approached my handstand in the wrong way. I have to teach a lot of terrified adults to handstand, and many find it easier to begin with their hands on the floor. This means that one leg is “long” behind, and the other leg “curled up”underneath.

The tendency is to use the long leg to swing up. Ive been doing it for years, but it makes your handstand erratic because as it swings it moves you into an arch, often meaning your foot is forward of your hands when you attempt to finish it. It also means you are throwing yourself into the handstand rather than place it .

More seriously, if this pattern is taken into the round off, the lead leg zooms around, and the real power leg is de-emphasised.

See if you have this fault and fix it