Canadian Update on Scoliosis Management
Canadian Update on Scoliosis Management
1 hour
The instructors
Overview
In Canada, a lack of scoliosis screening results in late diagnosis, leaving spinal surgery the only viable treatment option.
This live, online webinar will discuss the challenges of scoliosis screening in Canada and the impact of late diagnosis on treatment options.
Join us as we explore the importance of early detection and the potential consequences of relying solely on spine surgery for treatment. Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about this critical issue and how it affects individuals with scoliosis in Canada.
Our expert speaker will discuss the challenges of late diagnosis in Canada and share valuable insights on how to identify and manage scoliosis effectively. This free webinar will help you educate yourself, and others on this common spinal condition.
Learning Objectives
- To learn about scoliosis awareness (and its absence in Canada).
- Learn about the latest and most reliable scoliosis screening methods, including the Momentum Health application, a mobile application to scan and predict spinal curvature.
- Gain scoliosis awareness and education on treatment options such as bracing and scoliosis-specific exercise and treatment methods such as the Schroth and Lyon methods, which have been used for 100-200 years in Europe with great success.
- Discuss a variety of scoliosis cases. All cases presented in this webinar were selected for poster and podium presentations by International SOSORT (2013-2019). References and abstracts are available by request.
Audience
This online course is intended for physiotherapists, PTAs, MDs and fitness professionals prescribing exercises.
Registration and Replays
There's a maximum of 500 seats available in the webinar room. If you cannot attend live, please do not register. This will allow people who can attend live to ask questions and interact with the instructor.
If you can't join live, don't worry! We will stream the live webinar to our YouTube channel and leave it up for 48 hours after the live webinar. You can subscribe to Embodia's YouTube channel here.
You can also choose to receive the follow-up email after the webinar. This email contains information about where to find the recording, a reminder about the free live stream on YouTube, and any additional resources shared during the webinar. Simply scroll down and click on the button that reads '+ Add me to the notification list'. (Please note: if you register for the webinar you will automatically be added to the notification list.)
This webinar will be recorded and available as a free on-demand course on Embodia Academy.
The instructors
MSc. PT
Andrea has been a practicing Physiotherapist for over 40 years with clinical and hospital experience in all aspects of physiotherapy, rehabilitation, and exercise in orthopedics, geriatrics, and sports injuries. For the past 15 years, her clinical work, teachings, and research have been focused exclusively on scoliosis and all spinal conditions, treating patients from all over Canada and internationally with Scoliosis, Hypokyphosis, Scheurermann’s Disease, as well as Postural dysfunctions. Having Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) herself as a teenager, Andrea underwent conservative treatment in Europe and has a deep understanding of what teenagers and their families go through when initially diagnosed. She treats all ages, including Early Onset Scoliosis, AIS, and Adult Scoliosis.
The first Schroth Certified Physiotherapist in Canada, Andrea opened the Scoliosis Physiotherapy & Posture Clinic in Ottawa, Canada in 2008, the first fully equipped Schroth Physiotherapy Centre in the country. Her personal success with conservative management of Scoliosis reinforced her goal to enhance non-surgical physiotherapy methods for scoliosis rehabilitation, working closely with a global network of surgeons and orthotists.