Dr. Moramarco recently traveled to a scoliosis conference in beautiful Istanbul, Turkey. The 1st International Conference on Scoliosis Management was sponsored by the Scoliosis Society of Turkey and attended primarily by conservative-minded European scoliosis practitioners of varying philosophies. There was a strong representation of Schroth Best Practice practitioners from Europe and Asia. Many attendees were also… Read More
The Cheneau-Gensingen provider network is expanding! Our most recent TLSO brace training course adds three highly regarded orthotists to the Scoliosis Bracing Innovations family of scoliosis brace practitioners. Calli Clark (Director of O & P at Shriner’s Hospital in Philadelphia, PA) and Ray Diaz, CO and Brian Lee, CPO (both of Collier O & P… Read More
We just returned from Leipzig, Germany where Dr. Marc gave a presentation at OTWorld – a world congress and leading international trade fair for specialists in prosthetics, orthotics, and orthopedic rehabilitation. His presentation (last Friday) was part of a symposium on scoliosis chaired by Josef Lammert and Dr. Franz Landauer of Germany. Dr. Marc’s presentation… Read More
It’s been a busy fall here at Scoliosis 3DC. In addition to the normal patient load and fitting many scoliosis braces, Dr. Moramarco and Amy Heller, OTR/L also took a few days break from patients to hold a Schroth course to train the next generation of Schroth Best Practice therapists. Practitioners attending the training included… Read More
Last week, Dr. Moramarco spoke at the AOPA (American Orthotist and Prosthetic Association) World Congress in Las Vegas. His topic: Is Idiopathic Scoliosis ≥40° Amenable to Bracing at the Later Stages of Skeletal Maturity? The 28 patients in the cohort he reported on were fit with the Cheneau-Gensingen 3D brace by either Dr. Marc or… Read More
Dr. Moramarco just returned from Cape Town, South Africa where he presented at the ISPO (International Society for Prosthetics & Orthotics) 16th World Congress. Four Schroth Best Practice® colleagues from around the globe convened to instruct on protocols for conservative scoliosis treatment and Schroth bracing. Dr. Weiss started the course by talking about evidence for both… Read More
Aside from ongoing patient care, here’s a quick update on other Scoliosis 3DC happenings for the this spring and summer. In late April, Dr. Marc and Maksym Borysov, PT, CPO, conducted the first U.S. training course for the Chêneau Gensingen bracing system. The attending orthotists spent five action-packed days learning about the principles behind the Chêneau bracing… Read More
This post comes from France. We are concluding our stay at the ISPO (International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics) 2015 Annual Congress. Marc and I had the pleasure of visiting Lyon this week with Dr. Weiss and Maksym Borysov, PT, CPO of Ukraine. The three were invited to conduct an instructional course on the conservative… Read More
We are really proud of the work we do at S3DC and especially encouraged to have had Dr. Marc invited to present on idiopathic scoliosis and pulmonary function at a workshop at the American Thoracic Society International Conference 2015 in Denver this past Monday. The invitation is a testament to the inroads he’s helped forge… Read More
This sad announcement comes with permission from our dear friend Dr. Hans-Rudolf Weiss: Frau Christa, as we knew her, lived a simple, yet impactful life in the beautiful German countryside she loved. She grew up, the daughter of Katharina Schroth, helping those with scoliosis from her childhood years until just days before her death. She… Read More
“…when he looked at her latest x-rays yesterday his first comment was “Oh, did you forget that she was supposed to take the brace off for 24 hours before the x-ray?” When I told him that she’d had the brace off for more than 24 hours, he was shocked!” Read More
“He really has that special intuitive, healing touch. He’s tuned in and observant in a deep way. I feel that we’re very lucky – I really can’t say enough good things about him! I’m so glad that Emily is in such good hands!” Read More
“We were so thrilled by this news! We have been doing the Schroth exercises nightly. O is even more motivated to continue with the exercises in the future now!” Read More
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