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Spinal fusion surgery is a form of traditional scoliosis treatment, and the goal of fusion surgery is to stop the progression of scoliosis. It normally involves fusing the most tilted vertebra on the top of scoliosis to the most tilted vertebrae on the bottom of the scoliosis and fusing everything in between. There are different types of spinal fusion, but they commonly involve rods and screws that attach to the spine, while bone grafts take place and fuse the spine together.
Any type of spinal surgery is a high-risk procedure, and because of the risk associated with spinal fusion, doctors normally wait for the scoliosis to become severe enough to warrant surgery.
- One of the most severe risks involved is nerve damage. The screws could damage or affect the nerves, and that can cause leg issues, paralysis, and weakness.
- Spinal infections can lead to joint damage that can be very difficult to treat.
- Adverse reactions to the hardware, the body could respond to a foreign object, and you can have an immune reaction with serious consequences where the hardware will have to be removed.
There is a lack of data on the long-term effects of scoliosis surgery 30+ years post-fusion. We do not have data to compare with patients who don't have surgery and how they would do if they left their scoliosis and dealt with its effects. Because of this lack of information, patients are wary of what's going to happen; hardware longevity is unknown, although it makes sense that it has a limited lifespan in the body. This increases the risk of multiple surgeries as you age.
There is a psychological effect of having a foreign object inside your body that you know isn't and fear of what could happen when you have an injury. Since we do not know the long-term effects, many people are looking for alternatives to spinal fusion.
There is a conservative nonsurgical approach to scoliosis called a functional approach or a chiropractic-centered approach to scoliosis. Called functional because the goal is to preserve spinal function as much as possible while improving alignment. This is normally done by integrating multiple forms of treatment into a comprehensive scoliosis approach that will reduce the curve while maintaining function.
All treatments are conditioned person specific. We can discuss a general idea of what can happen with a patient, but in order for scoliosis care to be successful, the patient has to be evaluated for the curve type, severity, and type of scoliosis, and the treatment needs to be customized for their specific scoliosis presentation.
The benefit of conservative treatment is that we can be proactive in treating curves at a smaller stage instead of waiting for the curve to become severe enough to consider our treatment option as it is non-invasive and low risk. It preserves spinal function, and the body can still move and function without worrying about the associated risks.
At The Scoliosis Reduction Center, we coordinate so one doctor manages every aspect of treatment so we know how every form of therapy is reacting with the other to provide the best outcome. It is this coordination that provides good results when looking at treating and managing scoliosis non-surgically. With conservative treatment, you can preserve normal spinal function and reduce the scoliosis and not deal with the risk associated with spinal surgery.
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00:00 What Is Spinal Fusion Surgery
00:56 What Are The Risks Associated With This Procedure
03:08 What Are The Long Term Effects Of Spinal Fusion Surgery
06:12 Psychological Effects
06:37 Is There An Alternative To Spinal Fusion
07:29 What Types Of Conservative Treatment Do We Use
10:23 Benefit Of Conservative Treatment
12:37 What We Offer At The Scoliosis Reduction Center
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