Some interest has been expressed in this forum with regards to dr Mooney's torsorotation exercises. I recently wrote to him asking for kind of an update on whether he was still using this method. Enclosed his replies (in blue)
shame that he doesn't seem to be pushing it a lot apparantly. hopefully dr asher is able in due course to either confirm or refute his findings.
To me it remains an approach with is kind of logical and one of the few exercise based approaches with has some evidence of effectiveness behind it
Dear Dr Mooney
You might remember that i wrote to you in 2004, and you kindly gave me some advice regarding the use of torsorotation exercises in the treatment of scoliosis.
To update you, we have tried to replicate your approach using a cybec torsotwist machine, and have used this regularly, twice weekly since september 2005. We have seen no progression of the curve (which at worse was measured at 29 degrees) Ofcourse this could also be due to the use of initially a hardplastic TLSO and later a spinecorbrace. We have seen a considerable equalisation of rotation strength between convex and concave side (initially twisting to the concave side was weaker).
Some questions
You mentioned a plateau after 6 months after which little improvement occured. Did your clients stopped the torsorotation at that stage, or have they kept going until the end of the growth spurt? If so, did they continue twice weekly? Some kept going, some stopped before ended growth spurt.
Similarly to what i asked a year ago, are you still following your initial study group and has stabilisation been maintained.? I have followed some and stabilization has been maintained.
Since nov 2004, are you still taking on new clients and have results been comparable? Yes, the results remain the same.
For the benefit of other scoliosis patients who do not live within traveling distance from where you work; are you aware of any other centres were a similar treatment is available? Any places which has a torso rotation strengthening machine should be ok.
Are you aware of any other published research on the subject since your original article, or is any further publication being planned? So little response resulted from the original reports. I’ve stopped a formal study, and don’t plan to publish further. It awaits the interest of a recognized scoliosis specialist. Dr Mark Asher in Kansas City has started some studies.
shame that he doesn't seem to be pushing it a lot apparantly. hopefully dr asher is able in due course to either confirm or refute his findings.
To me it remains an approach with is kind of logical and one of the few exercise based approaches with has some evidence of effectiveness behind it
Dear Dr Mooney
You might remember that i wrote to you in 2004, and you kindly gave me some advice regarding the use of torsorotation exercises in the treatment of scoliosis.
To update you, we have tried to replicate your approach using a cybec torsotwist machine, and have used this regularly, twice weekly since september 2005. We have seen no progression of the curve (which at worse was measured at 29 degrees) Ofcourse this could also be due to the use of initially a hardplastic TLSO and later a spinecorbrace. We have seen a considerable equalisation of rotation strength between convex and concave side (initially twisting to the concave side was weaker).
Some questions
You mentioned a plateau after 6 months after which little improvement occured. Did your clients stopped the torsorotation at that stage, or have they kept going until the end of the growth spurt? If so, did they continue twice weekly? Some kept going, some stopped before ended growth spurt.
Similarly to what i asked a year ago, are you still following your initial study group and has stabilisation been maintained.? I have followed some and stabilization has been maintained.
Since nov 2004, are you still taking on new clients and have results been comparable? Yes, the results remain the same.
For the benefit of other scoliosis patients who do not live within traveling distance from where you work; are you aware of any other centres were a similar treatment is available? Any places which has a torso rotation strengthening machine should be ok.
Are you aware of any other published research on the subject since your original article, or is any further publication being planned? So little response resulted from the original reports. I’ve stopped a formal study, and don’t plan to publish further. It awaits the interest of a recognized scoliosis specialist. Dr Mark Asher in Kansas City has started some studies.
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