Becoming a mother is a blissful feeling; nothing quite matches up to the thrill and the excitement associated with it. But, for women with scoliosis, the thought of pregnancy may bring along a fear of additional health complications with it. A lot of misconceptions and myths are associated with the entire topic. Contrary to popular belief, the reality is that health complications and risks are a natural part of pregnancy, irrespective of whether you have an abnormal spine or not. There are several questions attached to this topic, we’ll try to address most of them in this blog. Let’s get start ..read more

Scoliosis, the abnormal curving of the spine has bred several misconceptions over the years. Misunderstanding over lifestyles and diseases did little to help the confusion. Combing the internet for answers these days became a natural habit. For instance, people are ask whether lower back pain after scoliosis surgery is common or not? Whether scoliosis is a chronic life-threatening condition or not? With misinformation on the rise, scoliosis has garnered quite a few unnecessary myths in its stride and today, we’ll help you fact-check some the most common ones out there. Myth: Scoliosis is extre ..read more

The answer is that a lot can be done to both reduce and or eliminate the associated pain as well as greatly improved posture, while also reducing the scoliosis curvatures. You do not have to ‘live with it’ while taking pain medication long term which can have its own negative side effects. Adults can have a pre-existing Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis that was either treated without success or a new onset of ‘Degenerative’ adult scoliosis called ‘De Novo Scoliosis’ (DDS). Adult scoliosis can lead to lower lung capacity, hypertension, poor sleep, easily fatigued, respiratory failure, back and ..read more

Sideway or lateral curvature of the spine can result in life-long discomfort. Many people resort to fusion surgeries for eliminating spinal deformities or stopping its progression. Not only do these surgeries not accomplish the desired outcome, according to a research study published in Spine, most fusion surgery patients will deal with some sort of complications after the surgery. Patients above 50 who receive the surgery will typically have dural tears which is a tear in the thin covering of the spinal cord. This tear is usually caused by the surgeon’s instrument and can cause a wide variety ..read more

I am 25 years old girl from Iraq. I have 94 degree scoliosis. I fist found about it at the age of 15. At that time I was immediately advised to seek surgery due to the severity of my case, but because of the limited medical capabilities in Iraq at that time my family decided not to do the surgery, which later proved to be the best decision. Since then I have never done anything to treat my scoliosis. I found about Dr. Hersh’s clinic online and when I went to see him my ultimate goal was to get rid of my back hump. But after I did the first examination and found out that it has progressed from ..read more

….I would like to also say that you and your staff are amazing. I always felt that I was receiving the very best care. I also strongly believe that what you do is a gift from God. Once again, I thank you, sincerely and completely for your heart, your skilled mind, and your able hands for all of the healing that you do. I will pray for you and your center- that it continues to be such a wonderful place of healing and restoration of the mind, body and soul.  Tracy Comment from one of our lovely Scoliosis Patients The post appeared first on Scoliosis Correction Centers - Alternative Treatment ..read more

4 year old after 5 days 4 year old after 9 days OMG that is amazing. Thank you so much.I just got off the phone with ortho here for Alex…as I want to keep him connected…if for no other reason then to prove the need for funding. They are very interested to learn more. The pediatrician saw him yesterday and said he noticed a big difference. Also daycare stated his behavior was much different…I think he must be feeling better. Is there any chance you will be able to send the pics of xrays (email) like you did with his last one so that I have as record and can compare and show people…I am stil ..read more

WOW, WOW, WOW …….. When we left you his Cobb angle was 37 degrees, is it possible for Cobb angle to have dropped 7 to 8 degrees just from home treatment? I am really impressed with Tony’s improvement, its almost unbelievable. My wife and I cried allot last night, they were tears of relief that the treatment and all the hard work is working. Comment from Patient’s Father The post appeared first on Scoliosis Correction Centers - Alternative Treatment ..read more

Hello Dr. Hersh, It was a pleasure being with all of you there. We are very thankful for your kindness and how we were treated there in the clinic. We are very happy with the result we had and Melissa as been doing her exercises how she was told to. We hope she gets better and better. We are hoping to see you all soon and again thank you so much for everything, it was a pleasure being there. PS – Dr. Hersh, Melissa and me are very embarrassed that we didn’t go and say goodbye to you but we were so nervous for the flight and because the taxi was already there and we were In a hurry. But thank y ..read more

Hi, my name is Miriam and I’m 16 years old. I am from Argentina. I underwent surgical scoliosis correction months before I turned 14 years old. I was previously operated on for Arnold Chiari Syndrome (a cerebellar cyst) that caused my spinal deviation. I wore a brace but it did not work. I have the metal rods only in the dorsal area. Each time I have a new x ray taken my spinal curvature appears more curved since the surgery. Recently a screw near the waist was broken (the rods were fixed with screws). The doctor said that it can not be re-operated and that I will not have any problems, but it ..read more