Treatment Courses
What duration are treatment courses & How often do they run?
Patients usually attend our clinic for a 4-week course of treatment. This can either be in one single 4-week block or two blocks of 2-weeks, to fit around a patient’s work or school schedule. The treatment programme is for 6 hours each day, 5 days per week.
Treatment courses run consecutively every 4-weeks throughout the year. View a list of our forthcoming course dates.
Prior to coming for treatment patients need to have an Initial Consultation Appointment, either in-person (UK Residents) or over the telephone (Overseas Residents) to ensure treatment will be suitable and effective for their condition.
Many patients choose to stay in Clinic Accommodation during their treatment course.
What does a treatment course include?
The ScolioGold method is a combination of internationally renowned non-surgical methods of treating scoliosis. The treatment entails 4 weeks of intensive therapy, with our highly qualified, specialist therapists; comprising: -
• Initial consultation with one of our resident Scoliosis Consultants to evaluate your spinal condition & associated symptoms to provide you with the most accurate advice on your treatment options; enabling you to make a fully-informed decision.
• Weekly radiation-free measurements of your back including a Spinal Scan (back symmetry), Scoliometer/Inclinometer (spinal rotation or forward flexion), Spirometer (lung capacity), Photographs (cosmetic improvement), Visual Analog Scale (pain levels) and Scoliosis Research Society Questionnaire (quality of life).
• Your own individually customised programme of exercises to promote correction of your asymmetric posture; tailored to each individual’s curvature/condition, these are taught and supervised by our fully qualified team of medical specialists.
• Series of talks and discussions to promote understanding of your spinal condition, awareness of your correct posture in daily activities, explanation about the measurements taken during your treatment, principles of the ScolioGold method and details of our support system for when you return home.
• Final consultation to discuss the corrections and improvements you have made during your treatment course, as well as how you can continue to improve your spinal condition in the future.
By the end of our 4-week ScolioGold programme we ensure that each patient is able to confidently adopt and recognise his/her personal corrected posture without the help of a therapist and to practice this in everyday life.
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