Treatments include rest, braces, medication, acupuncture, chiropractic and surgery. Pain may be reduced, but people shouldn't be overly expectant that it can be eliminated. Chiropractic care is okay, as long as the chiropractor knows about the Marfan syndrome and its limitations. Small, slow manipulations can help relieve and readjust. Approach chiropractic care cautiously.
Acupuncture can be helpful for refractory pain problems.
Diamox is one medication that has been somewhat successful in the treatment of dural ectasia. However, it is important that scoliosis surgery not be done too early because new curves may develop. Exercises do not stop the worsening of these curves and bracing is less effective for people with the Marfan syndrome than in the general population. The repair usually requires three or four months of recovery. Bone-age analysis during adolescence may be helpful in determining years until growth stops.