Scoliosis Surgeries - will be worth the cost?

Many times the cure is worse than the disease a surgical procedure almost ten hours where they make a large opening in the side of the chest and back. In my case I put three rods in his back which were secured with five screws. So to help the growth of bone, removed one of my ribs and six of my records, I also put a bone graft taken from the bottom of my hip (my ass). These grafts took him to fill three boxes containing the bones near the middle of the vertebrae ...

- Testimony taken from Scoliosis Surgery: Corey McConnell's experience

If this sounds horrible, remember it is only the beginning. Spinal surgery to correct scoliosis can be extremely distressing experience for patients teens and their parents. Scoliosis surgery involves a large amount of tissue and bone trauma, which can result in debilitating pain that the patient will suffer for the rest of your life

Worse, there is no guarantee that despite the high cost of spine surgery results are as expected. In many cases the cure may be worse than the disease.

So why are so many patients with scoliosis even resort to spinal surgery? That's the million dollar question! Something that has puzzled me completely. I realized that through the years we have moved away from traditional forms of treatments and healing methods which do not require the use of the scalpel, that we have forgotten the miraculous recoveries when doctors scoliosis or had to wield a scalpel.

All this made it start doing intensive research, during the last years of medical practice and through my experience with hundreds of patients with scoliosis have discovered that there are treatments that do not need any surgery to correct scoliosis, which one and again they have proven to work.

Non-surgical procedures to correct scoliosis are but a combination of treatments effective, safe and pain free. Are the same treatments used to treat other types of disorders such as spinal neck problems, back pain and disc herniation or dislocated vertebra.

The non-surgical techniques for correction of scoliosis take the best of the protocols and methods of the world, such as the Schroth method started in Germany, the system developed in Israel Vertetrac and vibration therapy, physical therapy, which are also used in the U.S. for spinal curvatures (scoliosis), dollar back, sciatica and hernia, methods that have yielded positive results.

The major advantage of non-surgical methods to correct scoliosis is also not to cause any pain, are less expensive than conventional methods of surgery for scoliosis (cost a fraction of the cost of spinal surgery), and do not produce any side effects . All that is required is that you begin your treatment you commit to follow the recommended exercises and treatment protocols for a period of time.

Basically covering the non-surgical treatment of scoliosis:

Nutritional Therapy

We are what we eat. Most people are aware that good nutrition and a balanced diet are important for general health maintenance. What might surprise many is that diet, nutrition and maintaining a healthy weight also play an important role in the back, which includes many back problems preventing and healing injuries.

The bones, muscles and other structures of the spine need good nutrition and vitamins will allow these structures to be strong enough to help support the body and to perform other duties. By using these nutritional guidelines, patients in their diet may include certain nutrients and vitamins that are good for your back.

Exercises for body balance and posture

There is now a large body of research dedicated to outpatient physical therapy, rehabilitation, inpatient and intensive use of the orthosis, who demonstrated the effectiveness of exercise for the treatment of scoliosis.

One written by a group of researchers in Turkey about three-dimensional therapy Schroth exercises, which was published in the Medical Journal of Arabia, therapy that I use in my clinic for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, showed that after six weeks, six months and one year of therapy, all patients experienced an increase in muscle strength. Moreover, they also reported having seen a significant improvement in postural defects.

Chiropractic

Children with mild scoliosis treated with chiropractic adjustments have shown a reduction in spinal curvature, according to results of three years, a study that cost $ 143,000 which was funded by the Foundation for Education and Research in Chiropractic.

However, it is necessary for scoliosis sufferers seek help from a chiropractor trained and good knowledge in the treatment of scoliosis, because very often a manual therapist or masseuse no training will try to bring back the backbone into place, something that works well in the case of a normal spine, but in the case of a scoliotic spine may eventually increase the degree of scoliosis.

Medical Devices VanguardiaExisten different cutting-edge medical devices I use in my clinic, to name a few:

Vibration Therapy

The first Russian cosmonauts used vibrating platforms as a way to maintain muscle mass and bone mass while they were out in space. I started this therapy for the first time as a more effective way to retain control of mind over muscle.

When you you stand on a vibration machine the muscles that help to maintain the posture of the body begin to experience multiple settings and fast, about 50 times per second to match the stimulus and the balance coming from the vibrations. The combination of exercise and spinal rehabilitation through the use of vibration therapy may be 3 times more effective for the treatment of scoliosis that if these therapies are done on an individual basis.

System and Vertetrac Meditrac

The use of these devices designed by Dr. L. Stabholz and Dr. A. Grober has greatly surpassed the traditional device of traction. These doctors found that applying differential drive to patients with sciatica scoliosis help restore normal upright posture and reduce muscle spasm, in many cases complete recovery.

At present the system Vertetrac Meditrac and is widely used in my clinic in the rehabilitation process of patients and to accelerate the flow of blood to the tissues and into the intervertebral discs.

Shock Wave Therapy

The shock wave therapy its use to treat certain musculoskeletal disorders through the use of an ultrasonic acoustic wave and high intensity. During therapy, the machine focuses sound waves of high energy in the injured area with the help of a protective pad, which breaks the damaged tissue, and calcifications in the area, and at the same time stimulates the growth of bone, regeneration of lost tissue and the absorption of calcium by the body. The use of this therapy is an excellent way to help total or partial recovery in patients with scoliosis.

Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression

This type of medical technology without surgery, which was approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) relieves pain by gently stretching the spaces between the discs of the spine. The treatment has proven remarkably effective in severe cases of herniation or disc degeneration, arthritis, spinal stenosis, pinched nerves and pressure. According to a clinical study conducted in 2004 by the Orthopedic Technology Review (Orthopedic Technological Review), 86% of patients have pain relief cord when using the method of disc decompression

When is the best time to treat my scoliosis? Is recommended that scoliosis or back problem is corrected as early as possible before it gets worse. If we have the opportunity to address the problem of scoliosis in time, we could reduce the problems of curvature at an ideal level of 5 or less, so you can completely eliminate the disease instead of controlling it.

Now keep in mind that unlike surgery that lasts a day or two in the hospital, followed by a continuous process of rehabilitation, my treatment program for scoliosis requires a consistent effort and dedication and time. The advantage is that my program is much cheaper and safer than surgery for scoliosis

Put it this way, about 650, 000 surgical procedures to treat back problems held annually in the United States, equivalent to $ 20 billion per year. Could all this money spent on something better? Is the question asked the former president Dr. Grunner Anderson Orthopaedic department at Rush. Dr. Anderson and his group of workers found that often there is no relationship between what people spend to receive proper medical care and health outcomes. Which means that often the money spent on unnecessary surgeries

No part of this depressing statistic.