Scoliosis with surgery to fuse T4-L3

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      Christine Reesor
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      I have a query from a 46 yr old woman with a history of emergency surgery (T4-L3 fusion) for severe scoliosis (losing lung capacity) at age 11. The surgery involved removing bone from hip and correcting a hump in back. The surgery was successful and the client has led a very active life. She notes since birth of 2 children (now teenagers), she has some increased neck pain, which sometimes leads to severe emesis. She manages to control this with monthly massage, myofascial release, red light therapy and PRN zofran among other therapies. She does yoga regularly. She is interested in MR, but acknowledged that until the past few years, she did not want anyone to touch her back, residual PTSD from surgeries. She wanted to know of others who have been treated with MR with history of scoliosis corrected by surgery. Does anyone have experience with this type of history and want to offer insights? I told her I would be back in touch. She lives out-of-town and would have to travel for treatment, so we are in the planning stages.

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      Clare Larkin
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      My thoughts are that any time there is a surgery, especially involving the bones, it creates new strain patterns that affect the body. I have found it beneficial to release the strain patterns that have set up around the site of the surgery, especially when there is hardware or a prosthetic. Patients do not even realize how much compensation is going on in their body post-surgery, until they have MR and the restrictions are released. They come back to me reporting feeling a sense of lightness that was not there before. This is a very broad answer, of course. I will reach out to some other practitioners for specifics involving spinal surgery.

    • #1009065

      I have a patient I’ve been seeing for a few years who had rods surgically implanted for severe scoliosis as a teenager as well. I treat her like any other patient and have had good results. She does have continuing issues with the digestive system and liver, as well as sympathetic dominance. She receives tremendous benefit from releasing the tension in the spine and ribs, however, because of the surgery, it isn’t as complete or long lasting as with most of my patients. We’ve been working on other techniques to help her regulate her sympathetic responses. Releasing the cranial base and pelvis were critical for her. The thoracics are still fighting the position that has been imposed upon them, but Matrix helps to relax them for weeks at a time. Let her know that Matrix feels much like a massage and won’t be threatening for her.

    • #1009066
      Christine Reesor
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      Thank you both for these very helpful responses!

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