Scoliosis: Let's Get it Straight
posted 4:36 pm Fri November 09, 2007 - Lititz, Lancaster County
To manipulate the area, Dr. Stitzel uses a treatment known as mix, fix and set. Mix involves stretching and vibration therapies, fix makes the spinal adjustments, and set uses traction equipment to stimulate the muscles to get everything in the right spot. "We feel that this is the best alternative," Stitzel says. "Bracing has been very ineffective. It has a very high failure rate, a lot of psychological scarring, and a lot of other problems with it as well. The surgery has an average of one complication per procedure and 40% of people who have the surgery will end up in a wheelchair at some point in their life."
Hannah's had about 42 treatments. She says so far, everything's good. "I can feel it in my back when I touch my spine," she said. "It's a lot different."
"Now we really see a difference," said Hannah's mother, Milissa Woodward. "It's coming back. I see the X-rays and it's amazing."
Scoliosis is sometimes hard to notice. It's usually discovered in young people before they reach their teens. Dr. Stitzel says some signs of the disease can be drooping shoulders, poor posture, and headaches.
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