Along with local patients, each week we have the great pleasure of meeting wonderful patients, and often their caring family members, who come to learn to manage scoliosis via the Schroth Method. In the last few weeks, we’ve welcomed families from Long Island, Virginia, Missouri, Montreal, a couple from Alaska, and this past week a… Read More
No one hates exercise more than I do. It’s a constant struggle. Thank goodness for an occasional sunny day and friends to walk with, or exercise might not happen for me. This morning, an unusually beautiful one for December in New England, I was panting my way around the local track, and for some reason… Read More
At Scoliosis 3DC® when evaluating scoliosis, chest expansion is one measure we use to create a baseline in order to track and monitor progress. This is because respiratory deficits associated with thoracic scoliosis can occur as a secondary response to decreased rib mobility. A maligned thorax in three planes -sagittal, frontal (coronal) and transverse (rotational)… Read More
We have been involved in Schroth exercise for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis since 2002. The following post summarizes an important study on Schroth exercise that was published a few years back. This valuable study, entitled, ‘The efficacy of Schroth’s 3-dimensional exercise therapy in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in Turkey’ is authored by Saadet Otman,… Read More
If you are considering spinal fusion surgery for scoliosis, for yourself or for your child with progressive idiopathic scoliosis, please read the article below as part of your research. While the topic covered in the article isn’t specifically regarding spinal fusion surgery, the company mentioned in the article, Medtronic, is a leading supplier of hardware… Read More
We are always thrilled when patients call with news that a curve has reduced. Early intervention, rather than wait and see for scoliosis, gives your child the best chance of making a positive change. R’s mom had been a post-surgical patient at Scoliosis 3DC® and was happy with the pain relief achieved after learning the… Read More
Y, a local, eleven year-old boy, recently participated in our adolescent scoliosis program. He just had follow-up x-rays (taken independently). In early December, Y had a 20º thoracolumbar curve. After our program and a couple of follow-up visits for focus and motivation, Y reduced his curve by 35% to 13º. Y’s parents are very happy… 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
Spirometry measures breathing or the volume of inspiration/expiration in ML. Results of a spirometry measurement are referred to as vital capacity (VC). Vital capacity is an indicator of lung function and lower than expected values of VC may occur when a thoracic scoliosis is present. Patients measuring Cobb >100º, VC may be reduced to <… Read More
“After a few months of practice, my lower back pain has reduced, it is really a good news and I am planning my next visit to your office [on my next visit to Massachusetts]” Read More
“The brace helps tremendously for support and makes me more comfortable when I am tired.” Read More
“If you are serious about helping your child with scoliosis: “Run, don’t walk, to Scoliosis 3DC®!” Read More
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