Dr. Marc Moramarco

Dr. Marc Moramarco is a respected chiropractor with nearly four decades of experience. He treats spinal and musculoskeletal disorders with a specialty in nonsurgical scoliosis treatment. He is the foremost Schroth method expert in the United States, a curve-pattern-specific scoliosis rehabilitation protocol for self-management.

Practitioner, Instructor, Author

His passion for helping scoliosis patients began in 2001 when he diagnosed his twelve-year-old daughter with the condition. He went on to become the first U.S. practitioner certified in the Schroth method at the Asklepios Katharina Schroth Clinic, Germany. Soon after, he established Scoliosis 3DC®, a comprehensive, outpatient back school for patients with scoliosis and kyphosis. Each custom-created program offered at Scoliosis 3DC® begins with education and then integrates the most current, evidence-based Schroth method advancements, activities of daily living training, and comprehensive information that each scoliosis patient needs to positively impact their unique spine and prevent progression.

The Scoliosis 3DC® program devised by Dr. Moramarco consists of Schroth Method protocols based on original Schroth principles and the most effective amendments and add-ons! His programs are highly regarded for their educational value, efficient learning process, and excellent results. Instruction is always one-to-one and patients are empowered as they learn to take an active role in managing their scoliosis.

Dr. Moramarco and his team also offer Schroth concept scoliosis bracing of the highest caliber for young children, adolescents, and adults. Dr. Marc and his team take pride in offering very quick turnaround times for bracing with particular attention in fittings for comfort and the best possible in-brace corrections. The scoliosis braces provided at Scoliosis 3DC® work well with the Schroth scoliosis exercise treatment protocols.

Goals for patients are to improve posture, reduce–or prevent curve progression, decrease spinal rotation, and help patients avoid surgery. For nearly two decades patients from all over North America and five continents have come to Dr. Moramarco for his expertise. Patients, parents, students of Schroth, and colleagues have praised Dr. Moramarco, and the members of his team, as outstanding teachers, trainers and bracing clinicians.

Dr. Moramarco is a graduate of Boston University and the National University of Health Sciences (formerly the National College of Chiropractic). He has lectured on the benefits of non-surgical scoliosis treatment and bracing internationally. He is the lead author, or co-author, of several research papers on the conservative scoliosis treatment of scoliosis. He, and his wife Kathy, also were coauthors of ‘Schroth Therapy: Advancements in Conservative Scoliosis Treatment. In 2020, he was the lead editor of “Schroth’s Textbook of Scoliosis and Other Spinal Deformities,” a twenty-five-chapter text on a variety of topics related to scoliosis and kyphosis.

His dedication to his patients, and their families, knows no bounds.

Education

National University for Health Sciences (National College of Chiropractic) D.C., 1986
National University for Health Sciences (National College of Chiropractic) B.S., 1984
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, B.A., Biology, 1982

Licensure

Massachusetts, Florida, California, Delaware
Diplomate to National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, 1985 & 2023

Advanced Training

Chêneau-Gensingen Brace: Advanced Course, Gensingen, Germany, May 2016.
Certified Senior Instructor, USA, Schroth Best Practice®, April 2015 – Dec 2024
Chêneau-Gensingen Brace®, Gensingen, Germany, May 2013.
Schroth Best Practice® Certification: A & B Level, Dr. Hans-Rudolf Weiss, Toronto, Canada, April 2012.
Schroth Method Certification, Dr. Hans-Rudolf Weiss, Axel Hennes, P. T., Asklepios Katharina Schroth Clinic, Bad Sobernheim, Germany, July 2007.
Schroth Scoliosis Physical Therapy Course, Dr. Manuel Rigo, Barcelona Scoliosis
Physical Therapy School (BSPTS), September 2005.
Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician Program: CCSP, 1991 – 100 Hours, Logan College of Chiropractic.

Courses Taught

Schroth Best Practice® Certification Course at UCSF, Senior Instructor, Sept 2023

Schroth Best Practice® Certification Course, Senior Instructor, Nov 2022

Chêneau-Gensingen Bracing Course, Senior Instructor, September 2022

Chêneau-Gensingen Bracing Course, Senior Instructor, March 2020

Chêneau-Gensingen Bracing Course, Senior Instructor, January 2019

Chêneau-Gensingen Bracing Course, Senior Instructor, October 2018

Chêneau-Gensingen Bracing Course, Senior Instructor, February 2018

Schroth Best Practice® Certification Course, Senior Instructor, Sept/Oct 2017

Chêneau-Gensingen Bracing Course, Senior Instructor, March 2017

Chêneau-Gensingen Bracing Course, Senior Instructor, Apr 2016

Schroth Best Practice®, Advanced Course, Senior Instructor, May 2016

Schroth Best Practice® Certification Course, Senior Instructor, Apr 2015

Presentations

OT World – International Congress 2018: “Symposium on Scoliosis,” Topic: Scoliosis rehabilitation, Leipzig, Germany, May 2018.

American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association, 2017 World Congress: Is Idiopathic Scoliosis ≥40º Amenable to Bracing at the Later Stages of Skeletal Maturity?, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 2017.

International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics, 2017 Annual Congress: Scoliosis-Evidence and Best Practice Management: Physical Rehabilitation for Scoliosis, Cape Town, South Africa, May 2017.

International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics, 2015 Annual Congress: Conservative Treatment of Scoliosis: Evidence & Management, Lyon, France, June 2015.

American Thoracic Society 2015: Idiopathic Scoliosis and Pulmonary Rehabilitation: The Straight Story, Denver, Colorado, May 2015.

XIX Russian National Congress of “People and Health” Orthopedics, Rehabilitation and Prosthetics: Conservative Treatment of Scoliosis – Current Evidence and Management, St. Petersburg, Russia, October 2014.

ScolioLogic® Best Practice Scoliosis Outpatient Rehabilitation: Early Experiences in the USA, Gensingen, Germany, April 2010.

Books

HR Weiss, C Lehnert-Schroth, M Moramarco, K Moramarco, Schroth Therapy: Advancements in Conservative Scoliosis Treatment, (2nd ed.), Lambert Academic Publishing, Mauritius, 2018.

Moramarco M, Borysov M,  Ng SY, Weiss HR, Schroth’s Textbook of Scoliosis and Other Spinal Deformities. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Mar 2020.

Journal Articles

Moramarco M, Moramarco K, Fadzan M. Cobb Angle Reduction in a Nearly Skeletally Mature Adolescent (Risser 4) After Pattern-Specific Scoliosis Rehabilitation (PSSR). The Open Orthopaedics Journal. 2017;11:1490-1499.

Weiss HR, Moramarco M. The Changing Paradigm in the Management of Spinal Deformities. The Open Orthopaedics Journal. 2017;11:1449-1451.

Weiss HR, Moramarco K, Moramarco M. Scoliosis bracing and exercise for pain management in adults – a case report. J Phys Ther Sci 2016; 28:(8):2404-7. 

Weiss HR, Moramarco MM, Borysov M, Ng SY, Lee SG, Nan X, Moramarco KA Postural Rehabilitation for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis during Growth. Asian Spine J 2016; 10:(3): 570-81. 

Borysov M, Moramarco M, Sy N, Lee SG. Postural Re-Education of Scoliosis – State of the Art (Mini-review). Curr Pediatr Rev 2016; 12(1):12-16. 

Moramarco M, Fadzan M, Moramarco K, Heller A, Righter S. The Influence of Short-Term Scoliosis-Specific Exercise Rehabilitation on Pulmonary Function in Patients with AIS. Curr Pediatr Rev 2016; 12(1):17-23. 

Sy N, Bettany-Saltikov J, Moramarco M. Evidence for Conservative Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis – Update 2015 (Mini-Review). Curr Pediatr Rev 2016; 12(1):6-11. 

Sy N, Borysov M, Moramarco M, Nan XF, Weiss HR Bracing Scoliosis – State of the Art (Mini- Review). Curr Pediatr Rev 2016; 12(1):36-42. 

Weiss HR, Moramarco M. Congenital Scoliosis (Mini-review). Curr Pediatr Rev 2016; 12(1):43-7.

Hans-Rudolf Weiss, Marc Moramarco. Indication for surgical treatment in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis – a critical appraisal. Patient Saf in Surg 2013; 7:1.17. 

Weiss HR, Seibel S, Moramarco M. Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Etiological concepts and implication for treatment. OA Musculoskeletal Medicine 2013; 1(3):21. 

HR Weiss, S Seibel, M Moramarco, A Kleban. Bracing scoliosis: The evolution to CAD/CAM for improved in-brace corrections. Hard Tissue 2013; 2:5:43. 

HR Weiss, M Moramarco, K Moramarco. Risks and long-term complications of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery vs. non-surgical and natural history outcomes. Hard Tissue 2013; 2:2.27.

HR Weiss, M Moramarco . Remodeling of trunk and backshape deformities in patients with scoliosis using standardized asymmetric CAD/CAM braces. Hard Tissue 2013; 2(2):2. 

HR Weiss, M Moramarco. Scoliosis – treatment indications according to current evidence. OA Musculoskeletal Medicine 2013; 01:1(1):1. 

Professional Affiliations, Past and Present

SOSORT, Society of Scoliosis Orthopedic Rehabilitation and Treatment, Founder
National Chiropractic Alumni Association
Boston University Alumni Association

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