Scientific studies have confirmed that there is a direct correlation between a patient's perception of their health as measured by a health questionnaire, their mortality rate, and the severity of their scoliosis.  In other words, the larger the degree of curvature, the more the scoliosis impacts your overall health and well-being, and reduces your lifespan.  Obviously, every degree of correction counts!  But what is the real cost, per degree?  Let's take a moment to examine the value of various methods of scoliosis treatment as applied to a hypothetical patient with a 50 degree Cobb angle.

 

Harrington Rod Surgery:  At a cost of roughly $120,000, the surgeon performing the operation will aim to reduce the curvature by roughly 50%.  So the cost involved would be $4,800 per degree of correction, and the correction achieved has been shown to be temporary.  Curves will continue to worsen after surgery, by about one degree per year. 

 

Typical Chiropractic Care:  In one study, participants averaged 1.4 degrees of correction after one year of "standard" chiropractic care.  If one year of non-intensive chiropractic care is roughly $10,000, then this works out to about $10,000 per degree of correction... not to mention the time investment!

 

Bracing: This is a trick question - bracing will never reduce the severity of scoliosis, and whether or not it even stops progression is heavily debated amongst orthopedic surgeons.  But for our purposes, the value of bracing cannot be determined, because it is impossible to divide any cost by zero.

 

CLEAR Scoliosis Correction:  Four weeks of intensive care at a CLEAR-certified clinic might run about $8,000, depending upon the region.  And the patient in question, since the Cobb angle is over 30 degrees, may need to purchase a Scoliosis Traction Chair for use at home.  So that's about $10,500, total.  Assuming the patient achieves results exactly equal to our average amount of correction, 62% of their scoliosis would be corrected after treatment (from 50 degrees down to 19).  Value:  $338.71 per degree of correction, or one-fourteenth (7%) of the price per degree of correction when compared to surgery.

 

Now here's the real question: what is the value of adding years to your life, and life to your years?  The answer: incalcuable.  One should never ask, "How can I afford treatment for my scoliosis?"  Rather, ask, "How can I afford not to?" 

 

The scientific research article entitled, "Scoliosis Treatment using a Combination of Manipulative & Rehabilitative Therapy," has recently achieved the status of most accessed article of all time on its hosting website, PubMed!  This is the article that redefined scoliosis treatment around the world, and brought new hope to individuals suffering from this supposedly "incurable" condition.  The director of CLEAR Institute, Dr. Dennis Woggon, is one of the contributing authors.  Check it out for yourself at:

http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcmusculoskeletdisord/mostviewedalltime/

 

 If you missed the seminars in 2005, don't worry!  CLEAR Institute is constantly adding to its seminar schedule with the help of dedicated and forward-thinking organizations such as Parker College and the ICA.  Below is a list of the current seminar dates for 2006.  All are welcome!  Doctors, assistants, people living with scoliosis; all are encouraged to attend and learn more about this revolutionary new method of scoliosis treatment.  For more information, contact us at care@clear-institute.com.

Scoliosis Correction Seminars
Orlando, Florida

Dates
Part I: October 6-7, Fri 2pm-6pm, Sat 8am-6pm
Part II: October 20-21, Fri
2pm-6pm, Sat 8am-6pm

Workshop
November 18, Sat only, 8am-6pm
 
This seminar is being taught for the PCC – Florida students.  
Field Doctors and their Staff may also attend. 
 
Dr. Dennis Woggon will teach the Scoliosis Seminar and Dr. Clayton Stitzel will teach the hands-on Workshop.

CE credit will be available through Parker College of Chiropractic.

The cost for both weekends is (one weekend is ½ the cost):
$200 – Students & CA’s
$350 – Faculty
$500 – DC’s

 

Costs are subject to change without notice; please e-mail care@clear-institute.com for up-to-date registration fees.

 

 The very first Scoliosis Correction Seminar was held in St. Cloud, Minnesota, at St. Cloud Chiropractic & a conference room at the nearby Holiday Inn.  Approximately thirty doctors and three scoliosis patients attended the three day program, absorbing the extensive information over twenty hours of lecture and fifteen hours of hands-on training.  This seminar was recorded and sold as a 6 DVD set.  The efforts of CLEAR Institute have certainly attracted a lot of attention since then, and we are proud to offer a new and updated recording of the 2006 Scoliosis Correction Seminars held in Daytona Beach, Florida, last April.  This 6 DVD, 28-hour program is sold through CLEAR Institute for $425 plus S/H, and one quarter of the profits from each set sold go towards funding a Scoliosis Mentorship Program that supports young people living with scoliosis by pairing them up with a certified mentor (for more information, visit www.scoliosismentors.org).  Please contact CLEAR Institute to order (care@clear-institute.com).

 

Also, copies of the 2004 Seminar are still available for a discounted price of $175.  The new & updated information contained in the 2006 Seminars is still included with this set, in the form of a bound copy of the Power Point slides (and there's over 1300 slides!).

 

In an attempt to combat the medical misinformation about scoliosis that is blasted across the media & the Internet, CLEAR Institute has published a brochure telling the truth about what research really has to say about the Harrington Rod Implantation surgery.  If you or a loved one are considering undergoing this procedure, please take a moment to request a FREE COPY of this brochure, entitled "Introducing New Possibilities in the Reduction & Correction of Scoliosis."  It may change your life!  Remember, it is a scientifically-proven fact that 40% of surgically-treated patients are classified as legally handicapped for the rest of their lives, and 100% of surgically treated patients will see their curvature continue to worsen after the surgery (by an average of 3.2 degrees the first year, 6.5 degrees after two years, and 1.0 degree per year throughout life). 

 

If you would like to receive a FREE copy of this brochure, please send your name & address to care@clear-institute.com, and place the words "Scoliosis Brochure" in the subject heading (your contact information will be used only for this purpose, and it will not be shared with any other organization or company.  In addition, we promise not to send any unrequested materials).