Marc meets Christa Lehnert-Schroth!

Marc called from Germany to say he had a wonderful visit with Christa Lehnert-Schroth today. If you know him, you know this was a big deal. He has been excited about meeting her for weeks and discussing his outpatient practice of Schroth in the USA. He reported she was truly interested in the details of his practice and that she was especially concerned with each and every patient and his/her progress. He had compiled and organized photos of patients performing Schroth corrections and exercises in anticipation of the visit. They sat down for quite a while reviewing each photo and the details of the many scoliosis (and Scheuermann’s) patients he has had, and is currently treating. She informally grilled him on his knowledge of Schroth, eager to learn of his commitment to the Katharina Schroth family legacy. Marc thoroughly enjoyed the ‘interrogation’ and said she made some helpful suggestions which were valuable for fine-tuning. He felt this meeting truly validated everything he has been doing these last few years. Finally, they shared a very enjoyable lunch in Bad Sobernheim, and his take after the meeting was that for 85 years, she is certainly full of life! He is so excited to have had this opportunity and they plan on keeping in touch.

Tomorrow is his presentation and apparently Dr. Weiss has assembled quite a crowd of European practitioners to gain additional insight into treating scoliosis conservatively. On a personal note, I am very disappointed to be missing it, thanks to the large volcanic plume that has stranded many travelers, including me. More details of the German adventure to follow…