What the experts think
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(Extracts from reviews in specialist medical journals)
L. Boden writes in the journal Erfahrungsheilkunde 4/1974: "If a
book can be said to contain the life's work of two generations and to
usher in a new era in spinal treatment, then it is this volume by Christa
Lehnert-Schroth."
And this is just one of the comments by Dr. med. Rabl, writing in the journal Orthopädische Praxis 11/IX: "A very important book at a time when scoliosis treatment is dominated virtually exclusively by an interest in surgery and in passive apparatus-based shape correction and when physical therapy (although its value is acknowledged in theory) is not pursued with the requisite enthusiasm. A superficial reading of this book is not sufficient to achieve successful practical application. The method needs to be acquired by persistent hard work. It also requires effort at every level from the patient. Ideally, patients should be admitted as in-patients for at least one month so that they can learn all about how to continue with the exercises at home."
Dr. med. H. P. Bischoff (1991): "This book should be compulsory reading for physicians involved in the conservative management of scoliosis and in the pre-operative treatment of scoliosis because they need to reach an understanding with physiotherapists and patients about the treatment and because they should be in a position to support the treatment in a supervisory manner."
Dr. med. Carsten writes in Orthopädische Praxis 9/98: "The interesting and valuable feature of this volume is its extraordinarily comprehensive photographic documentation which very clearly illustrates the practical procedures. This book will therefore be virtually indispensable to any physiotherapist using this method in everyday practice. The real value for the interested orthopaedic specialist or general physician also lies in the abundant illustrative material."
According to the journal Athletik (no. 11/2000): "The 6th edition of the standard textbook on three-dimensional scoliosis treatment contains new up-to-date exercises. For decades now, three-dimensional scoliosis treatment has occupied an established place in the conservative management of even severe cases of scoliosis."
Therapie und Praxis (2/98) includes the following remarks: "The book is one of the classics of conservative therapy. It is a textbook and practice manual in one. Its simple and clearly understandable language will enable novices to familiarise themselves rapidly with the method. However, because of the close interweaving of theory and practice, it is also highly suitable for experienced physiotherapists and for orthopaedic specialists."
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