Hi Mary Ellen... Good to see you.
Nick is now 14. He went into the SpineCor brace at 12. He progressed to 53T, 38L as of the October SpineCor checkup.
I researched Clear FOR MONTHS because it IS a ton of money... but... the other option was surgery... I didn't have the money to throw at the problem, but I did not want to go the surgery path without saying I tried everything I could.
Nick has been at Clear for two weeks... tomorrow is the final day (thankfully... two hour commute each way)... Anyway, the results have been phenomenal. He is being treated by Dr. Stitzel, who has been outstanding. His energy and dedication to the treatment is VERY reassuring.
Now... for the treatment... every step along the way, through all three treatments every day, the doc explains very clearly and concisely what is going on and what he expects in terms of results. The goal of the first week is to work on getting the curve back into Nick's neck... and that he has done... He has explained that without the curve, the spine can't derotate... once the curve in the neck returns, the rest will fall in place.
At the beginning of the treatments, Nick had a 135% loss in the curvature of his neck... He walked like Shaggy from Scooby Doo. As of last Friday, after one week of treatment, he had only a 74% loss. I think that loss is 30% now after almost two weeks because he stands straight up.
Yes, the doc works with the weights, and he does also work with the muscles and spine itself... tons of work involved, including the dreaded chair.
Now... I heard all of the commotion about the 'long-term results'... and for that I have two things to say... First, this is a new program... it's only been around since 2005... so there won't be results. The program is still evolving, and Clear will tell you that... And second, when researching for yourselves, consider the ages of the patients. Someone over 50 is going to be much more difficult to treat than someone under 15... please keep that in mind. There are a lot of people that are down on the program, but when you read the posts, they are clearly older.
Prior to pulling the trigger, I spoke to a woman who's 19 year old daughter had the exact same type curves and at the same degree as my son... Her daughter was having breathing issues prior to entering Clear... and by the end of it, no more breathing issues... AND her curves remain at bay.
So while there are no long term results... but... with the exercise regimen, NONE of Dr. Stitzel's patients regressed as long as they stuck with the exercises and the traction chair... that is proven fact. Yes, it's only been a few years, but a few years of no regression by hundreds of patients... doesn't that say something about the long term results?
Right now, I'm a believer. In four months when my son does his follow-up visit, I may feel different, but after the past two weeks and talking to tons of people who had the treatment over the past few years, I don't think my position will change.
Nick is now 14. He went into the SpineCor brace at 12. He progressed to 53T, 38L as of the October SpineCor checkup.
I researched Clear FOR MONTHS because it IS a ton of money... but... the other option was surgery... I didn't have the money to throw at the problem, but I did not want to go the surgery path without saying I tried everything I could.
Nick has been at Clear for two weeks... tomorrow is the final day (thankfully... two hour commute each way)... Anyway, the results have been phenomenal. He is being treated by Dr. Stitzel, who has been outstanding. His energy and dedication to the treatment is VERY reassuring.
Now... for the treatment... every step along the way, through all three treatments every day, the doc explains very clearly and concisely what is going on and what he expects in terms of results. The goal of the first week is to work on getting the curve back into Nick's neck... and that he has done... He has explained that without the curve, the spine can't derotate... once the curve in the neck returns, the rest will fall in place.
At the beginning of the treatments, Nick had a 135% loss in the curvature of his neck... He walked like Shaggy from Scooby Doo. As of last Friday, after one week of treatment, he had only a 74% loss. I think that loss is 30% now after almost two weeks because he stands straight up.
Yes, the doc works with the weights, and he does also work with the muscles and spine itself... tons of work involved, including the dreaded chair.
Now... I heard all of the commotion about the 'long-term results'... and for that I have two things to say... First, this is a new program... it's only been around since 2005... so there won't be results. The program is still evolving, and Clear will tell you that... And second, when researching for yourselves, consider the ages of the patients. Someone over 50 is going to be much more difficult to treat than someone under 15... please keep that in mind. There are a lot of people that are down on the program, but when you read the posts, they are clearly older.
Prior to pulling the trigger, I spoke to a woman who's 19 year old daughter had the exact same type curves and at the same degree as my son... Her daughter was having breathing issues prior to entering Clear... and by the end of it, no more breathing issues... AND her curves remain at bay.
So while there are no long term results... but... with the exercise regimen, NONE of Dr. Stitzel's patients regressed as long as they stuck with the exercises and the traction chair... that is proven fact. Yes, it's only been a few years, but a few years of no regression by hundreds of patients... doesn't that say something about the long term results?
Right now, I'm a believer. In four months when my son does his follow-up visit, I may feel different, but after the past two weeks and talking to tons of people who had the treatment over the past few years, I don't think my position will change.
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