Dr. Marc has a big week coming up! On Saturday, he heads to Germany where he will spend a few days in Gensingen with Dr. Hans-Rudolf Weiss discussing the newest updates and developments of the Chêneau-Gensingen brace and Schroth Best Practice®. The two will confer with patients being fit for Chêneau braces and meet with German orthotists. Dr. Marc will… Read More
October 23, 2012
Our recent German trip included a productive two-day visit with Dr. Hans-Rudolf Weiss. We spent quite a bit of time discussing scoliosis treatment and bracing. Kathy and I had the pleasure of shadowing as he saw patients, primarily for check-ups or fitting of the Gensingen Brace™. His commitment to a more tolerable and effective brace for… Read More
What an honor to meet Christa Lehnert-Schroth – a spry, sharp woman who is still totally committed to helping others with scoliosis. (Marc had met her on other occasions, but this was my first time!) It is easy to see her life’s work is truly her passion. We discussed many scoliosis related topics including a… Read More
Schroth Workshop in Canada Techniques and programs for health (exercise, fitness, dieting, nutrition) are always evolving. Scoliosis treatment is no different. It was my great pleasure to participate in a Schroth workshop in Toronto, Canada to reinforce my skills, with my good friend Dr. Hans-Rudolf Weiss of Gensingen, Germany. I have known Dr. Weiss since… Read More
Additional sessions on Thursday included a study out of Poland concluding 1/3 of scoliosis patients are underweight with a 3-4% lower BMI than the non-scoliotic population. On Friday, numerous interesting sessions focused on results from studies on exercise and bracing beginning with a couple out of Dr. Negrini’s clinic in Italy. Conclusions were conservative treatment… Read More
Hello from the SOSORT meeting in Barcelona. I am very glad to be here. Barcelona is a city I’ve wanted to visit for ages. I can see there is a lot to fit in between meetings and seeing the city. My intention is to post short updates/synopsis on select presentations that may be of interest… Read More
After a very early Monday morning trip to the American consulate in Frankfurt to replace my lost passport, (my trips to Germany are never without incident-last year’s challenge was figuring out a way to escape Europe while the volcano continued to erupt) I arrived back in Bad Sobernheim at the Asklepios Katharina Schroth Clinic, fortunately,… Read More
I just returned from a quick but worthwhile trip to Germany. I like to get there at least once per year to stay up-to-date with the Schroth Method, as practiced in Germany. I had the great honor and pleasure of spending the first day of my trip with Christa Lehnert-Schroth, PT. She is a spunky… Read More
This weekend I traveled to Washington DC, to meet and work with a man I respect very much, Axel Hennes. Axel Hennes is the senior physiotherapist at the Asklepios Katharina Schroth Clinic in Germany. He has twenty years of hands-on experience treating Schroth patients. It is always fascinating and inspirational to work alongside Axel because… Read More
April 19, 2010
Schroth Scoliosis Outpatient Treatment in the USA On Saturday April 17, 2010, I had the pleasure of presenting my early experiences with Schroth scoliosis outpatient treatment in the US to over one-hundred German professionals interest in the non-surgical treatment of scoliosis. The conference was hosted by Dr. Hans-Rudolf Weiss in Gensingen, Germany. His mother Christa Lehnert-Schroth… Read More
