|
Please do not have surgery before investigating
our methods and discussing your case
with us!
X-Ray Showing broken Harrington Rod
Scoliosis
Surgery: the Untold Truth
Scoliosis
Correction questions?
Email:
ScoliosisCorrection@gmail.com
or
Call
Dr. Hersh: 860-727-8820
or 860-524-8955
|
 |
|
 |
What is Scoliosis?
Idiopathic
scoliosis is a lifetime, systemic[1]
condition of unknown cause. Scoliosis, per Dr. Woggons
of the Clear Institute, is a disease of the neuromusculoskeletal
system. Most common in adolescent girls, it is progressive,
psychologically detrimental and can cause both increased
pain and increased physical disfigurement as it
progresses.
|
 |
Is there non-surgical treatment for scoliosis?
The standard ‘Medical
Model’ is one of ‘wait and see’. What that means is the
physician, usually an orthopedic surgeon, will simply re-xray
a scoliosis patient, starting from either juvenile, adolescent
or adult curvatures, periodically, until such time as the
curve reaches 25 degrees or greater. At that point a hard
brace known as a ‘Boston Brace’ which is worn almost all
the time can be prescribed. This can also have deleterious
physical and psychological overtones for the patient, especially
younger patients, and therefore compliance is a factor.
If continued progression
is observed, surgical treatment for scoliosis is the traditional
medical procedure. Whether the standard Harrington Rod is
surgically implanted or the newer laser surgeries are performed,
both are maximally invasive and results are spotty. Research
states "the initial average loss of spinal correction post-surgery
is 3.2 degrees in the first year and 6.5 degrees after two
years with continued loss of 1.0 degrees per year throughout
life".[2]
The average pre-operative
scoliosis curvature is 72 degrees, while the post operative
surgical treatment for scoliosis results in an unimpressive
44 degrees which then continues to deteriorate each year
thereafter. Drs. Woggon and Lawrence concluded that 44 percent
of scoliosis bracing attempts are considered failures because
they do not cease the scoliosis development.[3]
It is also known that upper middle class children wore the
prescribed brace not more than 10% of the recommended time
thereby negating any potential benefits. Scoliosis surgery
also does nothing for the rib hump deformity.
Unsuccessful alternative non-medical scoliosis treatments
include:
- stand alone craniosacral treatments for scoliosis
- various alterations to shoes, including insertion
of shoe lifts
- soft braces worn 23 hours per day, which have no
proven track record for adult scoliosis correction and
difficult compliance with juvenile scoliosis (Dr.
Hersh's own daughter would not wear the brace, she was
a teenager at the time.)
Natural alternative
scoliosis treatment is available in the Northeast at
the ‘Scoliosis Correction Center of New England’
located centrally in Hartford, Connecticut. Email
us at:
ScoliosisCorrection@gmail.com
In this natural
scoliosis treatment we utilize the latest non-invasive
chiropractic procedures consisting of:
- specific spinal adjustments
- rehabilitative procedures
- specific isometric exercises
- proprioceptive neuromuscular re-education
- cervical and lumbar lordosis restoration (a vital
correction for success in removing the progressive scoliosis)
- muscle and ligament rehabilitation
- vibration therapy
Vibration Therapy,
is a non-medical scoliosis treatment, via the use of a
‘Vibrating
Scoliosis Traction Chair and Vibrating Platform’ are used
to override the body’s proprioceptive defenses.
Because the scoliotic spine compresses and rotates three-dimensionally,
it must be tractioned and de-rotated in order for it to
correct.[4]
Remarkable results
were found utilizing these procedures in a retrospective
study done by Morningstar, Woggon, and Lawrence.[5]19
patients with scoliosis ranging from 15 to 52 degree Cobb
angles (the angle which measures the degree of curvature
of the spine) were monitored. Following the course of treatment,
patients exhibited an average reduction of
62% or 17 degree Cobb Angle.
Eight out of 19 patients were no longer classified as scoliotic.
The therapy takes a fraction of the 23 hours per day a patient
typically wears the brace.
So, if you ask--
“are there any treatments of scoliosis that are non-medical,
non-invasive, avoid long term bracing whether soft bracing
or hard bracing” the answer is: yes there are new breakthroughs
in chiropractic and alternative scoliosis treatment of and
for scoliosis...
[1] Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: natural
history and long term treatment effects; Asher, Burton;
Scoliosis 2006, 1:2
[2] Misonceptions about scoliosis: Clear
Institute; D. Garnecki; Scoliosis mentoring program
[3] www.clear-institute.com
[4] www.clear-institute.com
[5] BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders; Sept.
14, 2004.
|
