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
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 the last few weeks we’ve welcomed families from Long Island, Virginia, Missouri, Montreal, a couple from Alaska, and this past week… 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
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
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
“The exercises are going well and the aches and pains are much, much better! I’m thrilled!” Read More
“This is such a huge improvement over the past year. Her brace is still fitting very well. We are so very thankful to have had the opportunity to meet and work with you and the entire staff” Read More
“He is extremely knowledgeable and deeply committed to the well-being of his patients. He offers a new beginning to those of us who have lived most of our lives as scoliosis patients without hope.” Read More
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