Save Yourself From The Risks of Surgical Treatment of Scoliosis

Posted by abby smiths on December 7th, 2018

You always thought side effects of scoliosis were what you need to save yourselves from? Let me tell you that the side effects of the scoliosis surgery are worse that the side effects of scoliosis itself.

Harrington rod implantation surgeries that are performed on patients with scoliosis for the correction of their scoliosis haven't been that effective so far. In fact, patients that have undergone this surgery often report that their scoliosis returned to pre-operative levels. In some cases, worse, the Harrington rod that was inserted in these patients' spines bent or broke into two, necessitating further surgical intervention since removal of the rod was required in such cases. On removing the rods, corrosion was usually found on two of the three rods that had been inserted. Due to this, there is a possibility of a reduction in the patient's spinal ranges of motion. There are a number of other complications from scoliosis surgery that ultimately impact the quality of the patient's life.

Non-bracing and non-surgical treatment options are an effective alternative treatment for scoliosis for the following few reasons:

•  In non-surgical, comprehensive scoliosis treatment, the frequently found but overlooked hip rotation is corrected.  In scoliosis, the pelvis frequently rotates causing it to appear higher on one side. This rotation, the bottom region of the same spine must also be properly corrected to be able to make any permanent scoliosis correction.  In comprehensive non-surgical scoliosis treatment, these vital components are always treated.

•  Cervical spine plays a great role in determining spinal pathology gait, stance, and overall posture. Just like the engine controls the direction of a train, it is the head that controls all components of the spine below it. In comprehensive scoliosis care that relies on non invasive and non surgical treatments, the effect of the cervical spine is always considered.

•  Non-surgical chiropractic treatment for scoliosis consists of spinal manipulation, isotonic exercises, and shoe lifts. Research has shown that these procedures, although slow, can significantly reduce the scoliotic curvatures. Along with correcting scoliosis, a chiropractor can also address other symptoms or issues that the scoliosis patient might be experiencing, and help prevent further degradation of his spine.

Some of the most reputed scoliosis correction centres based out in South America areproud to offer their patients the new cutting edge, genetic test from Axial Biotech (which is saliva based) to accurately predict if your child’s scoliosis will be aggressive in its progression or more of a mild nature. This test is part of their comprehensive non-surgical approach to the successful early detection and correction of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.

Author's Bio- The author is an avid blogger and this article talks about scoliosis harrington rod complications.