A Rare Admission from the Orthopedic Community
Dr. Charles Edwards II of the Maryland Spine Center at the Mercy Medical Center recently made a rather startling, yet not surprising admission in the Baltimore Sun newspaper. The Article entitled “Exercise Can Reduce Scoliosis Symptoms” does a relatively accurate job of profiling the disease and Dr. Edwards discusses various methodologies of managing and treating scoliosis. As the title implies active rehabilitation of the spine can
I found the current article in the L.A. Times entitled “Scoliosis Surgery That Is Less Invasive” to be quite informative, but subtly disillusioning. The author painted a gruesome and all-to-accurate picture of the highly invasive surgical fusion
The human interest story published in the New York Times featuring Ms. Alexandra Ansanelli, principle dancer with the New York Ballet, illustrates the type of character, work ethic, and perseverance we all admire. She has overcome serious injury and a progressive
Original article:
April 30, 2009
Rabbitte criticises HSE over scoliosis cases
My response to the article:
Hello,
I found the recent article in the Irish Times regarding Mr. Pat Rabbitte’s frustration with the health services executives lack of response to the 2 teenage girls with scoliosis troubling, but not for the