Hello to all.

SpineCor has granted me provisional accreditation. I say provisional because I still need to find four school age children with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) who have not been previously treated for scoliosis. A SpineCor representative will be present for these fittings to observe the fitting process when I complete my certification.

Please understand, the criteria for patient inclusion in my certification process is quite strict. It is so because SpineCor needs to assure the highest quality care for these patients. It is not up to me to decide who I can put the brace on. I submit the data on a patient and give them my analysis, but it is the experienced people at the Spine Corporation that make the final decision.

I am offering my services to the children that do fit the criteria at a reduced fee. These first four (ideal ages are from 10 through 13), will receive a SpineCor brace $500 off the regular price, as well as half off the continued care through my office.

The SpineCor brace is a soft brace that allows full movement, while at the same time strengthening and reeducating the musculo-skeletal system, reducing the effects of scoliosis. It can easily be worn under clothes, and therefore children are more apt to continue to wear it, (increased compliance). For more information on the SpineCor brace go to www.SpineCor.com.

If you know of children with scoliosis, and should the child's parents elect to take advantage of my offer, they will be responsible for the cost of X-rays, the reduced cost of the SpineCor brace, and the subsequent visits to my office for posture correction therapy and to adjust the brace as the child grows. The initial exam in my office will be FREE, and, again, all of my services will be discounted 50% for these first four patients.

In order to effectively return posture to the ideal spinal model we need to employ mirror image exercises, mirror image adjustments to the spine, and mirror image traction. If a child has scoliosis the need is even greater. The SpineCor brace can apply mirror image traction nearly 24 hours a day. Together, with the therapy I employ in my office, we can reverse scoliosis if we catch it early enough. Even if the patient is older we can correct many postural abnormalities.

Sincerely yours,

Dr. Laurent Colvin, DC

PS. On a personal note, my own daughter, Rhiannon, is disabled, suffering from Motor Ataxia. I understand parents' fears and anxieties around these issues. I seek to provide some measure of comfort to them and their children.