Scoliosis Systems(TM) Treatment Of Scoliosis Offers New Hope

Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience
Also Included In: Medical Devices / Diagnostics;  Bones / Orthopaedics
Article Date: 04 May 2006 - 0:00 PDT

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Marking a major development in non- surgical care of Scoliosis, Orthopedic Surgeon Christine Collaird, M.D., has created a revolutionary bracing system that reduces Scoliosis while improving muscle function without the use of a hard brace. It's called "Spinecor." Dr. Collaird and her team of physicians are now convinced the success of the program is due to changes in postural control from the brain.

Through a collaborative effort, Scoliosis Systems(TM) and SpineCor(TM) are responsible for amazing advancements in spinal and neurological rehabilitation. Today's sophisticated medical equipment allows for monitoring of how the brain controls posture. An imbalance in specific parts of the brain including the vestibular cortex and the brainstem has been reported in scoliosis for nearly 25 years, although non-surgical techniques like spine bracing have changed very slowly, until now.

The Spinecor(TM) brace is fitted and worn home the same day. Adults can be fitted in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Phoenix as an ongoing clinical study to determine the long-term efficacy of Spinecor(TM) and vestibular rehabilitation in the adult population. Fitted elastic bands replace the hard shell brace used for so many years. The sequence, direction and tension in each band are carefully selected to allow the use of natural muscle activity to reduce the scoliotic deformity immediately. Unlike a supportive device which may de-weight the spine and reduce the contribution from surrounding muscle tissue, Spinecor(TM) uses movement and increased muscle activity to change the spine. This is why this new technique is thought to have changed non-surgical outcomes forever.

Scoliosis Systems(TM) has pioneered the treatment of adults using vestibular rehabilitation and postural reeducation using Spinecor(TM). "Many adults with Scoliosis have chronic back pain are suffering too much for too long and need more advanced treatment, Spinecor(TM) and Scoliosis Systems(TM) promise to offer great improvements in those options," says Dr. Gary Deutchman of Scoliosis Systems(TM).

Research from The Orthopedic Clinic of North America reveals these alarming statistics for many traditional back surgeries in the United States: 25,000-50,000 failed back surgery syndrome cases are reported each year; overall failure rate 30 percent (fusion), 37.3 (non-fusion), re-operation rate 6.9 percent overall at two-year follow-up; 11.9 percent (fusion), 10.2 percent (non-fusion) at four-year follow-up; re-hospitalization 22.4 percent (fusion), 18.3 percent (non-fusion).

The Internet has helped increase the awareness of medical breakthroughs and alternative treatments for scoliosis. Websites like http://www.scoliosissystems.com and http://www.scoliosiscare.org have popped up and are being viewed nearly 27 million times a year. In 2004 there were nearly 1 million new cases of scoliosis diagnosed in the United States, many of whom were still braced without proper neurological testing or physical treatment which have been shown to be effective.

These advances in non-surgical Scoliosis treatment are effective and very low-risk; there is no scarring or callous formation and the procedures are offered on an outpatient basis.

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