Scoliosis Specialists

2010-08-07T00:14:00.000-07:00

The SpineCor brace is a revolutionary new concept in the treatment of scoliosis. Past scoliosis braces utilized rigid structures to physically apply pressure to the spine and force it back into a more normal position. The SpineCor brace is completely different in the fact that it is not rigid and does not force the spine to move. Spinecor Scoliosis Brace is the first and only truly dynamic brace, which provides a progressive correction of Idiopathic Scoliosis from 15 degree Cobb angles and above.

The SpineCor brace allows for proprioceptive input, which is an integral component in neuromuscular reeducation. Spinecor also provides relief from muscular strain due to chronic postural changes and provides relief of chronic pain.

The revolutionary Soft Flexible Scoliosis Brace has been proven to re-educate the muscles. It can miraculously reduce, stabilize and often completely reverse both a child's scoliosis and an adult's scoliosis. Spinecor brace preserves normal body movement and growth and allows normal activities of daily living.

2010-07-29T18:47:00.000-07:00

Our offices are certified providers of the SpineCor Corrective Scoliosis Brace. We provide our patients with a full clinical and radiological examination, classify the type of scoliosis, and fit them with the SpineCor brace. We will work with patient's chiropractor, surgeon, or other healthcare providers to assure proper care.

Scoliosis Specialists spinecor certified doctors have used the Spinecor scoliosis brace with thousands of adults and children with Idiopathic Scoliosis. Dr. Brian Ouellette, President of Scoliosis Specialists and one of the partners of Scoliosis Specialists, Dr. Tom Pappas out of Chicago, IL, started experimenting with the idea of a new scoliosis adult pelvic short for The Spinecor Brace. One of Dr. Ouellette’s partners Dr. Lisa Tabick would wear the prototypes for hours at a time and give feedback for our engineers to make changes. Initial design had difficulty with the comfort, wear ability and materials. We needed an expert in braces and materials. We contacted the President of The Spine Corporation, Andrew Mills. Andrew was the expert we needed to help complete the design of the New Spinecor Adult Scoliosis Brace.

After 2 years of trials and research the New Adult Brace has been launched with amazing results. As of April, 2009 the adult brace is being used in many countries throughout the World. Experience is the key factor in achieving a positive result. Scoliosis Specialists recommends bracing with Doctors who have been using the new Adult Brace for years. Scoliosis Specialsits has certified bracing centers all over the United States. Please make sure your spinecor provider is not a traveling doctor that you have to see only when he is in town. At Scoliosis Specialists we take pride in providing you nationwide locations for both your convenience and better patient to doctor interaction and treatment. To find a certified center Click Here.

Since our initial training at St. Justine’s Hospital with Dr. Collaird and Dr. Rivard, we have become the most successful Spinecor brace providers in the United States. Scoliosis Specialists is continuing its research and development in the fight against adult scoliosis. For more information please call us Toll-Free 1-877-297-0901.

2010-07-26T19:55:00.000-07:00

Watch and Read about our patients' life-changing experiences with the SpineCor Brace at Scoliosis Specialists. Here are a few testimonials received from SpineCor patients. If you are receiving SpineCor Treatment or have had SpineCor treatment in the past and would like to let us know how it has changed your life please email or call us.

"My name is Stéfannie and I am 13 years old. At the beginning of summer 2007 I was diagnosed with scoliosis. At first I didn’t know what it was but Scoliosis Specialists explain to me that it was a deviation of the spine. I got very worried because I didn't know what to expect. During the evaluation with the Scoliosis specialists, they told me that I needed to wear a brace. I was upset because I needed to wear this brace for 2 years and they said I might need surgery if the brace treatment did not work. I was more scared to wear a hard rigid brace to school and have people laugh at me then I was to have the surgery. But Scoliosis Specialists recommended a soft flexible scoliosis brace, called SpineCor . I wear the brace under my clothes and no one can even tell I am wearing it. My results have been amazing and I couldn’t have done this without my parents help and the help of Scoliosis Specialists who treated me. Thank you."

Heather F.
"I am very pleased with the SpineCor brace that I started wearing since Nov 2004. I have hardly any back pain and as you know, there has been some improvement in the curve. It took a while but I got used to it and I appreciate the support it gives my back. A couple of people have told me that I look straighter now. I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to use the SpineCor brace. The Orthopedic doctors said there was no therapy for my case of scoliosis an I could only hope that it would not get much worse. In which case, the only possible treatment would be surgery. Thanks for being there with an alternative."

Kara M.
"I have been in treatment with Dr. Ron and Scoliosis Specialists starting in June of the year 2005. This treatment has worked for me because my curvatures have decreased. This brace is very different from the one I had to wear before because it can be worn with clothes and you could hardly tell you're wearing it. The other brace was hard but this one isn't. I'm still in treatment with Scoliosis Specialists. I'm glad that I could find a treatment that really works. "

Suzan J.
"I can honestly say that Scoliosis Specialists brought back alittle light back into my life..It really does make a difference after I have worn the Spinecor brace...The pain is not completly gone but it has subsided alot!!! I'm grateful to have found Scoliosis Specialists in my search for a treatment option for my back. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for creating an opportunity for me and everyone else to help their backs non-surgically..."

Lucy K.
"After being completely discouraged by the orthopedic doctors that the hard brace they made for me was not going to work and that I would be in a wheelchair by the time I was twenty, I felt nothing but despair. It was already a difficult thought for me to think I would be wearing the awful hard, turtle-like shell of a brace every day of My teenage life, but I was willing to do it, in order to correct the 39% curvature of my spine. Now looking back I feel it is the best thing that happened, being told the hard brace would not work, because that pushed me to get online and research for other options. In my heart I just felt someone out there had to be doing something more progressive and sure enough I found out about Scoliosis Specialists on a Good Morning America. Since I began wearing my SpineCor brace, I never complain of discomfort or embarrassment. I am confident that spineCor and the treatment is working and my entire outlook has changed regarding my physical future. Thank you!!"

Mark L.
"My SpineCor flexible brace is benefiting me greatly & I am elated that I have found this additional option for scoliosis care. Please feel free to share my story & recommendation of the SpineCor brace with other patients that suffer needlessly perhaps, every day."

Jasmine B. "What a wonderful Brace. I have a blogspot and I wrote many articles about my daughter that has Congenital Scoliosis using the Spinecor Brace. .Your product is life changing. I would like to promote your product. It will be beneficial for thousands of people. I have had a lot of response to my personal email address regarding more information about SpineCor!!"

Jason W.
"I am an adult scoliosis patient (diagnosed during childhood) who is benefiting from the SpineCor brace. From the first day of wearing the brace I've experienced a significant decrease in my day-to-day pain and my back doesn't feel so tired & tense all the time. Since I've worn SpineCor my back feels supported -to say the least. It's unlike any other brace I'd ever worn: SpineCor allows me to move, bend, twist & wear normal clothes all while providing just the right levels of support in just the right areas specific to my spine. I have hope of actually reducing the degree of curvature -to some extent. This is all very meaningful to me as I was diagnosed with scoliosis at a young age and despite other treatments have watched & felt my back become more curved & more painful."

Jack H.

2010-07-25T19:55:00.000-07:00

Here is a list of the most frequently asked questions by patients, as answered by Scoliosis Specialists.

How do we go about receiving information regarding SpineCor?

Information on SpineCor is available on our web site and you can also call us toll free at 1-800-516-6272 or 1-877-297-0901. However, if you have a specific request for information please contact us giving as much detail as possible and a Scoliosis Specialists representative will contact you within 24 hours.

How does SpineCor compare to other braces?

SpineCor is a dynamic non-rigid brace, meaning it is flexible. This important feature leads to numerous benefits: preserves body movement and promotes corrective growth whilst continuing normal activities of daily living; can be discreetly worn beneath patient's clothing for optimum self-image; increases patient's acceptance for the treatment leading to optimal results; over long-term offers a cost-effective solution to patient; proven stability of treatment results after bracing discontinued, quite unlike rigid bracing; clinical observation shows significant postural improvements; no side effects (muscular atrophy).

Is physical therapy beneficial?

There is at this point in time no evidence to prove scientifically that physical therapy provided in conjunction with SpineCor provides any additional benefit, however, we do advise its use in certain cases. Physical therapy does have the potential to;

Help mobilize the spine
Reinforce the corrective movement
Help with active self correction
Help consolidate the corrective movement and gain a neuromuscular integration (stabilizing the curve).
Speed up correction.

All published data on SpineCor relates to treatment using the brace alone 20 hours out of 24 following our published treatment protocols. Whilst we can not say variations to this protocol may not be positive we have no evidence to support such variations at this time.

What is Vestibular testing for and how does it affect treatment?

Vestibular testing is claimed to be useful in the evaluation of balance and central nervous system dysfunction. Because all scoliosis patients have some degree of abnormal posture and the vestibular system plays a part in the control of posture, vestibular tests on scoliosis patients always show abnormality. This abnormal vestibular function always improves naturally with use of the SpineCor brace as the patients posture improves. There is no evidence to suggest that specific vestibular rehabilitation exercises play any useful role. The SpineCorporation do not advise vestibular testing or rehabilitation exercises.

Why might my treatment fail?

SpineCor treatment like any other treatment is not 100% effective even in ideal circumstances treatment will not be effective in 10 – 20% of cases. If you are unlucky enough to be at the highest risk of progression then your curve may still progress despite everyone’s best efforts. Some patients may have or perceive sub-optimal treatment for one or more of the following reasons:

Failure to establish realistic expectations at the start of treatment.
Failure to follow the SpineCor Protocols
Complex atypical case
Poor Follow-up
Poor Compliance
Poor physiological handling
Loss of confidence in the treatment or doctor

It is important to understand that in most cases treatment failures are attributable to the nature of Idiopathic scoliosis its self and not the doctor, orthotist, patient or parent failing in some way. The broad range of severity and age of onset in Idiopathic scoliosis put some patients at such high risk of progression that therapeutic success is not always possible by conservative non-surgical means.
Studies of different patient populations will show different results: the broader range of patients included in the earliest studies show a success rate of 89% in correcting or preventing progression. This group had more patients treated early (the optimal time for treatment success) and possibly some lower risk patients. The latest SRS defined study criteria (including only the highest progression risk patients and excluding early treatment cases less than 25 degrees) show a lower success rate of 60% in correcting or preventing progression, however, this compares to a 15% success rate for Boston type TLSO. Surgery rates in the SRS studies are 4 times less with SpineCor than Boston type TLSO braces.

How does Scoliosis Specialists accredit SpineCor Treatment Providers?

All SpineCor treatment providers in the United Stated have received theory and practical training in the SpineCor treatment principles and brace fitting, followed by further training/supervision during their first patient treatments.

Accreditation status is only provided to professionals who have demonstrated competency in providing SpineCor treatment. Subsequent to accreditation, all SpineCor treatment providers must use the SpineCor clinical assistant software (SAS V3.6) to guide them in the assessment, classification and brace fitting process.

How many studies have been done to show the long-term effects of the brace?

Studies Clinical Studies are still ongoing and will continue for many years to come. At present, recently published data show excellent results with curve corrections stable at five years after treatment, a phenomena not typical of rigid bracing.

How do we go about finding the closest Scoliosis Specialists Providing the SpineCor System?

If you wish to acquire the SpineCor System in your area, Click here. or call us toll free at 1-877-297-0901 or 1-800-516-6272.

Can the patient put the brace on him/herself?

To begin with, patients need a prescription from a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon in order to obtain approval for treatment. Most of the time, patients are then referred to an orthotist / physical therapist who will set-up the SpineCor brace. Information is then provided to both the patient and his/her family on the use of SpineCor. It is easy for the patient to put it back on once it has been set-up and the bands numbered for fastening sequence and positions.

What is the recommended daily use (in hours)?

The daily recommended use in brace depends on the pathology of the patient, his/her age, progression rate and severity of the scoliosis. In general, it is recommended to wear SpineCor 20 hours per day.

How do we go about washing the brace components?

The maintenance of the brace is explained extensively to patients and their families from the moment that it is first applied. In addition, a maintenance guide explaining the washing and drying process of the brace is also provided to the patients when it is purchased.

Can an adult be fitted with SpineCor?

A new and innovative approach to spinal treatment in adults targets pain relief by providing postural rehabilitation and spinal offloading. Scoliosis in adults is typically the result of either having the disease as a child which has progressed to adulthood, or from the degenerative processes of abnormal aging. The scoliosis can be of any classification ( lumbar, thoracic, thoracolumbar, etc) and can result in chronic pain, leg discomfort, digestive, and lung complications.

Adults with Scoliosis are now being successfully treated with the SpineCor Dynamic Scoliosis Brace. The goal of treatment in not to correct the adult scoliosis, as that is not possible with a brace, but rather to help support the spine and alleviate pain.

The new SpineCor Pain Relief Back Brace is a neuro-muscular-skeletal rehabilitation tool for treating abnormal spinal loading and abnormal posture; it is not a simple back support brace.

A US study is now evaluating the use of SpineCor treatment for adult patients. The treatment objectives for adults are quite different to children but the same principles of postural re-education through dynamic exercise and neuromuscular feed back still apply. Treatment objectives for adults are postural improvement and pain reduction. Whilst postural improvements may lead to very small Cobb angle reductions, true correction of scoliotic curves in adults is not possible and should never be the treatment objective. Early results with adults are very positive, with both postural improvements and pain reduction in all patients to date.

Can the brace be used on an adult to reduce back pain?

Theoretically pain reduction in adults is possible, early treatment results do seem to support the hypothesis.

2010-07-24T19:58:00.000-07:00

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2010-07-23T19:59:00.000-07:00

2010-07-22T20:00:00.000-07:00

SpineCor treatment was developed in the early 1990s and utilizes a Dynamic Corrective Brace (DCB), together with a completely new treatment approach requiring clinical assistant diagnostic software (SAS) to allow accurate fitting and treatment follow up.

The initial excellent clinical results produced by the research centre at Ste Justine Hospital and the University of Montreal, Canada, have since been replicated by more than 80 other treatment centres around the world. SpineCor has shown to be effective in 89% of cases (either by stablization or improvement in (Cobb) angle of the curve). Clinical experience to date also shows better compliance and cosmetic results.

A treatment approach based on the latest understanding of the cause and progression factors of Idiopathic scoliosis.
A much more acceptable treatment to patients, being cooler to wear, less restrictive, more easily concealed under clothing and 4 hours of out of brace time per day.
No side effects. Rigid braces cause muscle atrophy and can be harmful to normal development in a growing child.
Excellent treatment results, particularly when treatment is started early.
Excellent stability of treatment results post bracing.
Neuromuscular integration for maintenance of improved posture.
Potential to reduce incidence of surgical intervention.

Although to date no specific study has been undertaken to quantify cosmetic improvement, subjectively, some striking improvements have been observed clinically. Additionally, some very positive postural changes have been noted in cases where there has been no change in Cobb angle.

SpineCor’s unique treatment approach offers improvement over traditional braces, which are essentially static or allow minimal movement, due to its true totally dynamic action. The SpineCor treatment approach is completely different to that of traditional braces that use 3-point pressure and distraction; it is the first and only true dynamic bracing system for idiopathic scoliosis. SpineCor’s unique approach to treatment by global postural re-education has been shown to give progressive correction over time which, unlike any previous brace treatment, is extremely stable post brace weaning.

Traditional braces are rigid and static by design, however, the SpineCor system uses a dynamic, flexible belting system that does not limit normal body movements. Since the patient is allowed, and encouraged, to do all normal daily activities the postural muscles of the abdomen and spine will not become weak.

Other benefits of wearing SpineCor for the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis include:

Adults with scoliosis-related back pain have used SpineCor with good results with relief of back pain
No side effects, whereas rigid braces cause muscle atrophy and can be harmful to normal development in a child
Cooler to wear
Better compliance and cosmesis
SpineCor has excellent stability results after the brace is no longer worn
Positive postural changes noted in cases where there's been no change in Cobb angle.

SpineCor is a highly effective for the early treatment of idiopathic scoliosis as demonstrated in the case study and also offers significant benefits to patients who present late. The real challenge is, therefore, to increase awareness of the absolute importance of early diagnosis and, that a viable treatment for early intervention is now available. Clearly it is easier to prevent progression of a small curve than to reverse the deformity in a large curve. Timing is of absolute importance – the later treatment is started the lesser the possibility there is to change the curve, as the child’s growth runs out so does the possibility to make any change.

2010-07-19T20:00:00.000-07:00

SPINECOR PAIN RELIEF BACK BRACE (Adult Treatment)

The SpineCor Pain Relief Back Brace is a neuro-muscular-skeletal rehabilitation tool for treating abnormal spinal loading and abnormal posture; it is not a simple back support brace.

• Corrective movements gently guide the posture and spinal alignment into the optimal direction.
• The elastic corrective bands act to resist the body’s movement back to the abnormal position.
• This constant correction, relaxation, correction, relaxation is in reality a corrective postural exercise.
• The brace is able to put a patients body through 10’s of 1000’s of repetitions per day instead of the10-50 repetitions typically possible with other rehabilitation techniques.
• It creates dynamic spinal offloading and neuromuscular rehabilitation with the ultimate goal of neuromuscular integration.

• Scoliosis and other Spinal conditions can affect the “balance” of body posture and spinal alignment.
• A loss of normal spinal balance creates abnormal loading on the vertebra, discs, ligaments, joints, tendons, muscles and nerves.
• Over a period of time the abnormal loads on the body tissues abnormally alter their functions.
• Over a long enough period of time the structure of body tissues will change in response to the abnormal loading and abnormal function.
• These changes can damage the body .i.e. facet joint arthrosis, disc degeneration, nerve root irritation, spinal stenosis, leading to pain.
• Promoting a change in the balance of the posture and the spine can help to correct the abnormal loading.
o This can have an immediate effect on pain
o And longer term effect on degenerative changed caused by abnormal loads .

1. Pain: The primary treatment objective of the SpineCor® Pain Relief Back Brace is most often pain relief; however, postural improvement is directly related to pain relief and therefore should also be considered as a secondary objective.

2. Posture: clinically appraised desirable postural changes will be patient specific and defined by both clinical and radiological features of their condition. Often the posture changes seen, such as improvements in Spinal decompensations, are responsible for, stabilization or correction of Progression and reductions in Pain. Postural elevations are made first visually and then quantified by clinical measurements with the aid of a scoliometer and laser line.

3. Progression: Correction/Stabilization of Spinal Deformities/Misalignments. In such cases, radiological evaluations are advised to optimize treatment. Radiological objectives may include optimization of spinal balance, reduction of spinal decompositions and reduction of Cobb angles. Please note significant correction of Cobb angles in adults will rarely be possible and therefore should not be the primary or only treatment objective.

These include but are not limited to the following:

• Adult De-novo Scoliosis
• Degenerative Adult Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
• Hyper Kyphosis
• Postural Scoliosis
• Chronic Antalgic Scoliosis
• Post Traumatic Scoliosis
• Spinal Stenosis related to spinal misalignment
• Poor posture Treatment Protocols:

A. Patient suitability for treatment
B. Scoliosis/deformity classification
C. Patient specific treatment objectives

The indications provided are guidelines and not absolute, co-morbidities must be considered and may contraindicate bracing.

SpineCor Assistant Software (SAS) is required for scoliosis classification, as well as detailing the appropriate corrective movement and brace fitting. This is the same clinical assistant software used for the SpineCor (pediatric) Dynamic Corrective Brace.

During treatment, x-rays may be required to optimize treatment in relation to spinal deformity correction/stabilization. Where the primary or only treatment objectives are pain reduction or postural improvement, x-rays of the patient in the brace are not essential.

Initially, the brace is worn 8 – 16 hours per day in order to initiate postural changes. After several months of wear, it is often possible to reduce wearing time while maintaining the same pain relief effect. Initial follow-up for brace adjustment is recommended at 4 – 6 weeks with further follow-ups at 3 – 6 months dependant on individual patient needs.

The SpineCor Pain Relief Back Brace should always be prescribed by a doctor, physician or spinal surgeon who can determine that no contraindications exist prior to brace treatment.

During a two-year development process, the SpineCor Pain Relief Back Brace was clinically tested on over two hundred patients. A multi-centre retrospective case series investigating the efficacy of the SpineCor Pain Relief Back Brace in adult scoliosis patients suffering from back pain is now in progress.

Initial results from the first 26 patients fitting the inclusion criteria at twelve months follow-up demonstrated significant reduction in their numerical pain scores (NPS). 90% of patient’s achieved and maintained a mean pain reduction of 70%. Patient’s achieved an average Cobb angle reduction of 4.41° ranging from 12° to +3°. There was no statistically significant correlation between Cobb angle reduction and pain intensity.

2010-07-18T20:01:00.000-07:00

SPINECOR DYNAMIC CORRECTIVE BRACE
(Pediatric Treatment)

The SpineCor paediatric treatment system utilizes a flexible brace principally prescribed for Idiopathic Scoliosis patients with a Cobb angles between 15° and 50° and Risser sign 0 to 3. The brace is fitted on the patient according to a sub-classification of the traditional SRS definitions of curve types. The SpineCor Assistant Software guides the treatment provider through the fitting process. The brace is prescribed to be worn by the patients 20 out of 24 hours per day until they have reached maturity, with radiological evaluations performed prior to and immediately following the fitting of the brace, and subsequently every 4 to 6 months afterwards. To accommodate for growth and postural changes, corrective bands need to be adjusted frequently and require replacement each 6-12 months for optimum brace performance. Major brace components can last from 1.5 - 2 years.

The SpineCor System was designed, developed, and tested for the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis. Its efficacy for treating neuromuscular, neurological and other types of scoliosis has not been evaluation and is generally contraindicated. Only a SpineCor provider such as Scoliosis Specialists with extensive experience and a complete understanding of the treatment system should ever attempt to treat non-idiopathic cases.

The therapeutic approach is based on the etiology and pathogenesis of idiopathic scoliosis and uses a new treatment concept. It is a pathology of the neuro-musculoskeletal system in growth and maturation. The cause is genetic, and the pathogenesis involves a three-dimensional deformation of the spine, postural disorganization, unsynchronized growth and particular movement pattern of the body. The SpineCor system recognizes that idiopathic scoliosis as a neuro-muscular-skeletal disorder and attempts to treat all aspects. In treating all three aspects consideration is given to both genetic growth disharmony and secondary biomechanical progression factors.

In order to obtain an accurate diagnosis that would specify a particular class and subclass for the patient, the evaluation combines a clinical exam, radiological and postural evaluation.

A specific corrective movement is performed, and the brace is applied according to the SpineCor Assistant Software instructions. The tensions in the elastic bands allow repetition and amplification of the corrective movement as the child undertakes everyday activities. This results in a progressive curve reduction. The brace is worn 20 hours out of 24. The four hours out of the brace must not be taken at once; usually patients’ take two breaks of two hours duration one in the morning and one evening. Sports are to be encouraged and done while wearing the brace whenever possible. To obtain a neuro-muscular integration of the new strategy of movement, the minimum duration of the treatment is 18 months. Due to the dynamic action of the brace slowly bringing about progressive changes in posture together with the absence of external support during the treatment muscle function is not compromised and there is no loss of correction after the brace discontinuation. Physiotherapy is NOT a necessity in the SpineCor program (SpineCor itself may be considered a physiotherapy 20 hours out of 24). However, when the patient strongly desires to undergo a physiotherapy program, or a faster consolidation of the reduction of the curve is desired, a Global Postural Re-education (GPR) program is considered. For the patients at the beginning of the treatment, physiotherapy is carried out with the brace on; for the patients in the weaning period the exercises are done without the brace. Programs are variable as these are very much tailored to individual patient needs.

To really change the natural progression of idiopathic scoliosis, it is essential to reduce the curvature enough to eliminate the negative impact of abnormal biomechanics and growth. Therefore, it is possible to achieve a complete or almost complete correction of moderate curves, if the treatment is started before the main growth spurt (before Risser 1 and menarche) as long as the genetic progression factors and or bone deformity are not too great to overcome. In curves over 30 degrees of Cobb angle, or when the treatment started during or after the main growth spurt, the goal of the treatment is a stabilization of the deformity. Therapeutic success is possible in more than 80% of cases. A reference reducibility calculated as early as at 3/4 months into treatment, is useful in defining the prognosis. However, for individual prognoses, the impact of the severity of the bone deformation, pattern of the growth and compliance must be considered.

2010-07-15T20:02:00.000-07:00

2010-07-12T20:02:00.000-07:00

Our State listing provides information on Scoliosis Specialists treatment centers having SpineCor Accredited treatment providers. All Scoliosis Specialists SpineCor Accredited treatment centers are provided with extensive training and have satisfied our examiners of their competence to treat. Please make sure you receive SpineCor from a Scoliosis Specialists Certified Provider.

ACCESS CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC

Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Jacqueline Richards

201 Jordan Lane
Huntsville, AL 35805

Phone: (877) 297-0901
Email: southeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

VERVE CHIROPRACTIC

Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. David Warkenton

4824 East Baseline, Suite # 140
Mesa, AZ 85206

Phone: 800-516-6272
Email: west@scoliosisspecialists.com

SAN FRANCISCO SCOLIOSIS CENTER

Dr. Robert Privratsky
Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. Brian Ouellette

340 Brannan Street
San Francisco CA 94107

Phone: 800-516-6272
Email: west@scoliosisspecialists.com

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ORANGE COUNTY SCOLIOSIS CENTER

Dr. David Gorrie
Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. Brian Ouellette

12721 Newport Ave, Suite 2
Tustin, CA 92780

Phone: 800-516-6272
Email: west@scoliosisspecialists.com

COLORADO SCOLIOSIS CENTER

Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Aaron Casselman

4185 E Wildcat Reserve Pkwy #220
Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

Phone: 800-516-6272
Email: west@scoliosisspecialists.com

Dr. George J. Costanzo D.C.
Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. Brian Ouellette

340 North Main St.
Southington,CT 06489

Phone: (877) 297-0901
Email: northeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

SAVEDOFF FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC CENTER

Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Joe coffman

7110 S.W. 40th St Miami, FL 33155

Phone: 1-877-297-0901

Espanol:(305) 661-4775
Email: southeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

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ORLANDO NECK AND BACK CENTER

Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Ty Trudeau

953 North Semoran Blvd, Orlando FL 32807

Phone: 1-877-297-0901
Email: southeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

SCOLIOSIS SPECIALISTS
MAXIMUM HEALTH CHIROPRACTIC

Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Lisa Tabick

11550 Jones Bridge Road, Suite 4
Alpharetta, GA 30022

Phone: (678) 297-0901
Fax: (678) 297-0903
Email: southeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

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SCIATIC AND DISC CENTER

Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Dan Fisher
Dr. Sarah Fisher

413 West Montgomery Crossroad
Savannah, GA 31406

Phone: (877) 297-0901
Email: southeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

IDAHO SCOLIOSIS CENTER

Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Tom Pappas

Phone: 1-877-297-0901
Email: west@scoliosisspecialists.com

MIDWEST SCOLIOSIS CARE CENTER

Dr. Tom Pappas

5237 West Belmont Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60641

Phone:1-800-516-6272
Fax: (773) 286-1287
Email: midwest@scoliosisspecialists.com

MIDWEST SCOLIOSIS CARE CENTERS
Indiana Chiropractic and Wellness

Dr. Todd McDougle
Dr. Tom Pappas

14074 Trade Center Drive Suite 226
Fishers Indiana 46038

Phone:1-800-516-6272
email: midwest@scoliosisspecialists.com

SCOLIOSIS SPECIALISTS OF IOWA
Midwest Scoliosis Care Centers

Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. Scott Nelson

423 4th Street SW
Mason City, Iowa 50401

Phone:1-800-516-6272
Email: midwest@scoliosisspecialists.com

MIDWEST SCOLIOSIS CARE CENTERS
Natural Way Chiropractic

Dr. Cindy Stoneking
Dr. Tom Pappas

9150 Glennwood
Overland Park Kansas 66212

Phone: 1-800-516-6272
email: midwest@scoliosisspecialists.com

Louisiana Scoliosis Specialists

Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Peyroux

436 Old Spanish Trail
Slidell, LA 70461

Phone: 877-297-0901
Email: southeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

BEAUCHAMP CHIROPRACTIC CENTER
Natural Way Chiropractic

Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. James Beauchamp

10343 Southern Maryland Blvd
Dunkirk, maryland 20754

Phone: (877) 297-0901
email: northeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

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ADVANCED SPINE AND WELLNESS

Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Brian Paris
302 King Farm Blvd. Suite 120
Rockville, MD 20850

Phone: 877-297-0901
Email: northeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

BARRON CHIROPRACTIC AND REHABILITATION CENTER

Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. Philip Barron

1520 Blue Hill Ave.
Mattapan, MA 02126

Phone: (877) 297-0901
Email: northeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

GREAT LAKES SCOLIOSIS CENTER

Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. Jack Moses Jr.

51210 Romeo Plank
Macomb, MI 48044

Phone: 1-800-516-6272
email: midwest@scoliosisspecialists.com

MIDWEST SCOLIOSIS CARE CENTERS

Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. Mathew Schwab

7029 10th ST. North
Oakdale, MN 55128

Phone: 800-516-6272
email: midwest@scoliosisspecialists.com

COMPREHENSIVE CHIROPRACTIC

Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. Patrick Feder

113 West 5th Street
Eureka, MO 63025

Phone: 800-516-6272
Email: midwest@scoliosisspecialists.com

ERICKSON ADVANCED CHIROPRACTIC CENTER

Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. Linn Erickson

5757 South 34th Street, Suite #300
Lincoln, Nebraska 68516

Phone: (800) 516-6272
Email: midwest@scoliosisspecialists.com

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ACTIVE CHIROCARE

.Dr. Leif Olson
Dr. Tom Pappas
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5757 S. 34th St. Suite 300
Lincoln, NE 68516 .

Phone: 800-516-6272

Email: midwest@scoliosisspecialists.com

SERENITY SPINAL CARE

Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Melody D. Heydinger

9330 W. Flamingo Rd., Ste. 112-A
Las Vegas, NV 89147

Phone: 800-516-6272
Email: west@scoliosisspecialists.com

WEST HUDSON CHIROPRACTIC

Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. Kerry Escamilla

155 South Washington Ave
Bergenfield, NJ 07621

Phone: (877) 297-0901
Email: northeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

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PROADJUSTER CHIROPRACTIC REHABILITATION

Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Charlie Annunziata

2010 New Albany Road
Cinnaminson, NJ 08077

Phone: 1-877-297-0901
Email: northeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

ESPRIT WELLNESS

Dr. Sid
Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. Brian Ouellette

2 west 45th street, suite 1708 New York, NY 10036

Phone: (877) 297-0901
Email: northeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

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ALBANY SCOLIOSIS SPECIALISTS

Dr. Aatif Siddiqui
Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. Brian Ouellette

1694 Central Avenue
Albany, NY 12205

Phone: 1-877-297-0901
Email: northeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT CENTER

American Family Spine and Health

Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Craig Cohen

3630 Poplar Tent Rd
Concord, NC 28027

Phone: (877) 297-0901
Email: southeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

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CREEHAN CHIROPRACTIC AND SCOLIOSIS CENTER

Dr. Brian Ouelette
Dr. Brad Creehan

100 Preston Executive Drive
Cary, NC 27513

Phone: (877) 297-0901
Email: southeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

EAST kEMPER CHIROPRACTIC CENTER

Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. Katie Schnieder

8115 Cincinnati-Dayton Road
West Chester, Ohio 45069

Phone: (800) 516-6272
Email: midwest@scoliosisspecialists.com

THE HETRICK CENTER

Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Paul Hetrick

500 North Union Street
Middletown PA 17057

Phone: (877) 297-0901
email: northeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

SCOLIOSIS SOLUTIONS, PLLC

Dr. Brian Ouellette

804 Inlet Square Drive, Unit B
Murrells Inlet, SC 29576

Phone: (877) 297-0901
Email: southeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

NASHVILLE SCOLIOSIS CENTER

Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Stephanie Halcomb

4117 Gallatin Pike
Nashville, TN 37216

Phone: (877) 297-0901
Email: southeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

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MEMPHIS SCOLIOSIS CENTER

Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Stephanie Halcomb

8101 Walnut Run
Cordova, TN 38018

Phone: (877) 297-0901
Email: southeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

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KNOXVILLE SCOLIOSIS CENTER

Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Stephanie Halcomb

6725 Papermill Road
Knoxville, TN 37919

Phone: (877) 297-0901
Email: southeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

BEE CAVES CHIROPRACTITC AND SCOLIOSIS CENTER

Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Brad Ouellette

248 Addie Roy Road, Bld.C #102
Austin, TX 78746

Phone: (877) 297-0901
Email: southeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

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TEXAS SPINE CLINIC - SAN ANTONIO

Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Brad Ouellette

19016 Stone Oak Pkwy, Ste 280
San Antonio, Tx. 78258

Phone: (877) 297-0901
Email: southeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

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HOUSTON FAMILY CHIRORPACTIC
Scoliosis Specialists

Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Matt Kelly

1445 North Loop West Suite 120
Houston, Tx 77008

Phone: (877) 297-0901
Email: southeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

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INGRAM HEALTH CARE, P.C.

Dr. Tina Ingram
Dr. Brian Ouellette

921 W. Dallas St.
Canton, TX 75103

Phone: (877) 297-0901
Email: southeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

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ONEIDA CHIROPRACTIC

Dr. John C. Bowman
Dr. Brian Ouellette

4515 S. Georgia #128
Amarillo, TX 79110

Phone: (877) 297-0901
Email: southeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

SCOLIOSIS SPECIALISTS

Dr. Scott Frogley
Dr. Tom Pappas

10684 S. River Front Pkwy.
South Jordan, UT 84095

Phone: 800-516-6272
Email: west@scoliosisspecialists.com

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SCOLIOSIS TREATMENT CENTER

Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Corey Bowden

938 South University Park Blvd
Clearfield, UT 84015

Phone: 1-800-516-6272
Email: west@scoliosisspecialists.com

Farmville Chiropractic Clinic

Dr. Brian Ouellette

1414 West 3rd St.
Farmville, VA 23901

Phone: (877) 297-0901
Email: southeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

ONCKEN CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC

Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Josh Oncken

14100 SE 36th Street Suite 100
Bellevue, WA 98006

Phone: 800-516-6272
Email: west@scoliosisspecialists.com

ADVANCED SPINE AND WELLNESS

Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Brian Paris

302 King Farm Blvd. Suite 120
Rockville, MD 20850

Phone: 877-297-0901
Email: northeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

MIDWEST SCOLIOSIS CARE CENTERS

Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. Mathew Schwab

1030 Oak Ridge Drive
Eau Claire Wisconsin 54701

Phone: 1-800-516-6272
Email: midwest@scoliosisspecialists.com

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MIDWEST SCOLIOSIS CARE CENTERS
Harkins Chiropractic

Dr. Michael Harkins
Dr. Tom Pappas

1165 Sheuring Road Suite 1
De Pere Wisconsin 54115

Phone: 1-800-516-6272
email: midwest@scoliosisspecialists.com

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Before Treatment:

X-ray prior to the brace (15 Jan 1998). Patient's birth date: 9 Jun 1983. Risser 2

Starting Point:
First x-ray with the brace, shoelift R=+0.5cm.
Starting date: 17 Feb 1998. Age: 14 yr 7 mth. Risser 2.

Weaning point
X-ray taken at 1 yr 3 mth (27 May 1999) into brace treatment.
Age: 15 yr 11 mth Risser 3+.

Follow-up point
X-ray taken on 13 May 2004 after 5 years into follow-up.
Age: 20 yr 11 mth. Risser 5.

Beginning of treatment
Date: 17 Feb 1998. Age: 14 yr 8 mth. Risser 2.

End of 5-years follow-up
Date: 13 May 2004. Age: 20 yr 11 mth. Risser 5.

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The SpineCor Physiotherapy Program has been designed to complement the action of the brace and reinforce the principles of the treatment. Precise exercises have been designed for each type of scoliosis curve, according to the specific spine deformation and postural disorganization of the patient.

Patients treated with the SpineCor brace must only carry out the exercises exclusively designed for his/her type of scoliosis curve to avoid interfering with the action of the brace.

Patients treated with the SpineCor brace must not carry out any other exercises program than the one designed to be performed in conjunction with the SpineCor brace treatment.

All physiotherapists working with patients treated with the SpineCor System must follow a specific SpineCor Physiotherapy Training Program, in order to learn the treatment principles and understand the new treatment approach, to be accredited as Authorized SpineCor Physiotherapists.

SpineCor Physiotherapy Treatment Principles:

The SpineCor Physiotherapy Program exercises comply with and follow the Corrective Movement Principle, helping to integrate it, in order to:

Obtain a faster consolidation of progressive curve reduction.
Improve the neuro-muscular integration and postural reorganisation.

The SpineCor Physiotherapy Program mainly addresses:

POSTURAL RE-EDUCATION EXERCISES: to encourage the integration of the Corrective Movement.

MUSCULAR RE-BALANCE EXERCISES: global muscular work, by eccentric contraction of shortened muscles and concentric contraction of extended counter lateral muscles at the same time, starting from Corrective Movement position, reinforcing this Corrective Movement and looking for postural over-correction.

RESPIRATORY EXERCISES: done in combination with postural re-education and muscular re-balance exercises.

Alabama

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ACCESS CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC

Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Jacqueline Richards

201 Jordan Lane
Huntsville, AL 35805

Phone: (877) 297-0901
Email: southeast@scoliosisspecialists.com

Arizona

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VERVE CHIROPRACTIC

Dr. Brian Ouellette
Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. David Warkenton

4824 East Baseline, Suite # 140
Mesa, AZ 85206

Phone: 800-516-6272
Email: west@scoliosisspecialists.com

California

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SAN FRANCISCO SCOLIOSIS CENTER

Dr. Robert Privratsky
Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. Brian Ouellette

340 Brannan Street
San Francisco CA 94107

Phone: 800-516-6272
Email: west@scoliosisspecialists.com

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ORANGE COUNTY SCOLIOSIS CENTER

Dr. David Gorrie
Dr. Tom Pappas
Dr. Brian Ouellette

12721 Newport Ave, Suite 2
Tustin, CA 92780

Phone: 800-516-6272
Email: west@scoliosisspecialists.com

Colorado

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Connecticut

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