Curing Scoliosis with breathing exercises?
May 11th, 2007 by Daniel Beatty
In Great Britain there is a school and treatment center to cure scoliosis using breathing exercises -
Erika Maude runs the Scoliosis SOS Centre, based in Woodbridge, Suffolk, which offers a four-week programme of spinal flexibility, posture and breathing exercises.
Check out the rest of her article here - Daily Mail
If a person can cure her scoliosis using breathing and posture exercises imagine what can be done for a person with a normal spine???
Hello
I have had scoliosis ever since i was nine years old. My parents never wanted me to do surgery so with the help of http://www.scoliosisspecialist.com i was able to have complete Range of Motion without restriction, eliminating muscle atrophy while I was increasing tone in a corrected posture, thus
elimination of pain. well I enjoy reading your blog. good luck.
Jessica
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Happy First Birthday at Scoliosis SOS
• Suffolk clinic marks first Birthday by doubling capacity
Martlesham, Suffolk, UK Europe’s first English speaking clinic dedicated to treating scoliosis through non-invasive rehabilitative treatment has reached its landmark first birthday and is more than doubling its capacity. By expanding to take over the upper floor of its current location, a purpose-designed centre in Martlesham, Suffolk, Scoliosis SOS will now be able to treat up to 35 patients at a time, more than doubling its previous capacity of just 14.
Scoliosis SOS was founded by 20-year old Erika Maude in May 2006. Through hard work, determination and a passionate belief in non-invasive treatment as an option for scoliosis suffers, she has built a successful business and helped hundreds of scoliosis sufferers to improve their quality of life and their backs. The clinic is uniquely fitted out with specialist back topography scanners and dedicated treatment areas.
Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine which usually causes asymmetry in the shoulders, trunk and waistline. The causes of scoliosis are largely unknown.
Erika Maude commented: “The clinic is growing from strength to strength. Having scoliosis myself, I understand what our patients are going through. Many have been on a long journey of misdiagnosis before they arrive here. After attending a similar centre in Barcelona myself, and seeing the benefits, I was driven to bring the Katharina Schroth method to England, to offer people the option to use exercise to manage and improve their condition. Though there’s no cure for scoliosis, hundreds of people who have passed through this clinic will testify that their lives have improved dramatically following treatment, in many cases, avoiding a major, high risk back operation.”
“As people elect to take control of their condition and more importantly their choice of treatment, interest for our treatment increases,” she added. “However, there is still a long way to go to educate the public about their options. I urge people with scoliosis to get in touch, or pop in, to see if this is ‘for them’ before they consider surgery, which in many cases is the only treatment offered by orthopaedic surgeons. It’s great to double our capacity – who knows, next year we may well be looking to expand even further!”
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Case studies and photography are available upon request.
World’s first English speaking clinic
Based in Suffolk, Scoliosis SOS is the world’s first English speaking clinic offering non-surgical treatment based on the internationally renowned Katharina Schroth method. Founded by Erika Maude, following her own treatment for scoliosis at the Quera Salva clinic, Barcelona, Erika has now brought this unique, non invasive treatment to the UK. Treatment has been proven to be effective in patients from eight years old through to 80+.
Surgery as the only remedy – until now
Currently, for most people living with scoliosis in the UK major surgery is their only option. Devised more than thirty years ago with the invention of the Harrington Rod, this risky operation involves placing and securing two stainless-steel rods either side of the spine. In addition, the procedure is accompanied by a spinal fusion to solidify the spine in the straightened position. The operation carries with it all the risks of major surgery, along with many side affects such as breathing problems and continuing pain. It does not minimise any ‘prominences’ the patient may have, nor can it alter any twisting of the shoulder blades or shifting of the hips that may have occurred. In many cases, it is twenty-five or thirty years down the line that the problems created by surgery come to light.
The Clinic
All medical staff at the Scoliosis S.O.S clinic are fully trained in the Katharina Schroth method. The medical team is headed by a resident doctor, who is responsible for each patient’s treatment and who works alongside the centre’s dedicated therapists. In addition, patients are taken through the theory behind the condition, ensuring they fully understand what Scoliosis is, and how they can live with it.
All the clinic’s therapists are Chartered and State registered. This means they are registered with the Health Professions Council and are members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists.
The clinic has been purposely designed for the treatment of scoliotics and can treat up to 40 patients at any one time.
The Katharina Schroth method
The Katharina Schroth method has been used successfully in Europe since 1921. The only two other dedicated clinics offering the Schroth method are in Germany and Spain, both of which are working to full capacity.
Patients usually attend the clinic for a 4-week course of treatment. This can either be in one single four-week block or two blocks of two-weeks, to fit around the patient’s work or school schedule.
Upon returning home daily practice for 30 minutes is all that is necessary to maintain the improved postural balance.
For further information please contact:
Zara Shirwan, Zed PR
zshirwan@zedpr.co.uk
t: +44 (0)118 969 8966
Erika Maude, Scoliosis SOS:
t: +44 (0)01394 389 670
hello - my beautiful 13 year old daughter has a 70 degree curve from scoliosis and drs want to do surgery but we believe in healing from God and natural ways. do you have an office in the us or how much is it to come there?
we are in aiken south carolina us
thank you
bev elgin