Patient Reviews, Stories & Press Articles 2011
Special treatment brought end to years of back pain
Hereford Times on 8th Sepetmber 2011
A woman with a spinal condition that left her in crippling pain says a little-known treatment has saved her from a life of discomfort.
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Sisters' delight at treatment
Wilts & Gloucestershire Standard on 8th Sepetmber 2011
Brave Bibury sisters Lydia and Louise Marshall, who both have the same debilitating illness, have spoken of their joy after discovering a pioneering new treatment that will avoid the need for potentially dangerous corrective surgery.
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Chloe beats spine agony to train for London Marathon
Newham Recorder on 7th Sepetmber 2011
A young woman from East Ham has overcome a painful spine condition so that she can train to run in the London Marathon 2012. Now she hopes to inspire others and raise awareness.
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Brave Jasmine looks forward to taking up bow once more
Uxbridge Gazette on 7th Sepetmber 2011
A young musician who feared she might never play the violin again after being diagnosed with a crippling spinal condition is celebrating her recovery.
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Climber recovers to lead high life
Sheffield Star on 30th August 2011
A rock climbing teenager from Sheffield is scaling the heights once more - after life-saving treatment for a potentially-fatal spinal condition.
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Lifelong agony finally abating: Justine's now free of spinal pain
Doncaster Star on 29th August 2011
A young Doncaster woman born with a curved spine has fought back after complex surgery put her life at risk when she was in a road accident as a girl.
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Scoliosis sufferer is blooming again
Exeter Express & Echo on 20th August 2011
Clinic helps Matilda to a pain-free life; at the age of just 13, Matilda Jacobs was given what she thought was a life sentence of pain and discomfort.
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Pioneering work helps teen live her dreams
Swindon Advertiser on 12th August 2011
City teenager Rebecca Foster-Rooke's dream of a career in childcare has been restored after she underwent pioneering and life-changing treatment.
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Sisters battle serious spine conditions without surgery
Bristol Evening Post on 10th August 2011
A pair of sisters from Bradley Stoke have managed to overcome a debilitating spine condition without needing painful surgery.
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Standing tall again
Southern Daily Echo - Living Magazine on 9th August 2011
Emily Bates had to wear a body brace for 23 hours a day and feared that she would never lead a normal life again. But two years later the courageous youngster has made a remarkable recovery.
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Rugby-loving Joshua on road to recovery
Halesowen Express & Star on 8th August 2011
A teenage rugby player from the Black Country struck with a potentially fatal spinal condition is on the road to recovery thanks to a new therapy.
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Spinal surgery avoided
Staffordshire Express & Star on 6th August 2011
A talented dancer has told of how she has been saved from major spinal surgery which would have stopped her performing ballet.
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New lease of life for gran Gloria
Coventry Times on 4th August 2011
A bowls enthusiast from Coventry who suffers from scoliosis has made a dramatic recovery thanks to a special clinic.
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Exercise cure saves teen dangerous spinal surgery
Inverness Press & Journal on 1st August 2011
A highland teenager says she has avoided undergoing dangerous lifesaving spinal surgery by doing simple exercises.
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Leah standing tall after spine battle
Chester Standard on 21st July 2011
A young girl from Chester who has told her spine was crushing her to death has lived to tell her remarkable story.
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Spinal patient calls on NHS to offer specialist therapy to all
Derby Telegraph on 20th July 2011
A teenager who paid nearly £3,000 for private healthcare after suffering crippling pain in her spine has called on the Government to make the therapy routinely available on the NHS.
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Back in action after years of spine hell
Colchester Gazette on 13th July 2011
A tennis fan is back on the court after non-surgical treatment helped her overcome a devastating spinal condition.
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I'm making a splash again after 15 years
Grimsby Telegraph on 9th July 2011
A former competitive swimmer who was forced to give up her hobby because of a "painful and exhausting" spinal condition, has splashed back into the pool after pioneering alternative therapy.
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Karen is back on course
York Press on 7th July 2011
A woman forced to stop playing her beloved golf due to a crippling illness has returned to the fairway thanks to a new wonder treatment.
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Emma aims to be sports coach
Hinckley Times on 7th July 2011
After nearly a decade of living with a life-threatening condition, Emma Fielder is now on the road to recovery and following her dream of becoming a badmington coach.
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Samantha back from the brink
Northampton Chronicle & Echo on 6th July 2011
A woman from Northampton whose spine had been distorted since the age of 18 has finally been given relief 30 years later without surgery.
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Maisie's relief at avoiding back surgery
Southend Echo on 6th July 2011
A keen gardener diagnosed with a crippling back condition was relieved to find a non-surgical solution, which allowed her to return to her hobby.
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"I won't let scoliosis take over my life!"
Shout Magazine on 29th June 2011 (Issue 476)
When Alice Richardson was told that exercise could save her from surgery, she decided to do all that she could to fight her condition...
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It's ACE to be back on court!
Lancashire Telegraph on 24th June 2011
A teenage tennis player has said she overcame a spinal problem that treatened to end her playing days with the help of a physiotherapy treatment.
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Hopes rise for dancing teen; Treatment could mean no op
Oxford Mail on 20th June 2011
When dance-mad teenager Grace McDonagh was told she needed major spinal surgery, her first question was if she would still be able to dance. Now, thanks to a month of intensive physiotherapy treatment, the 13-year-old is hoping she won't have to go under the knife.
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Walking tall after beating back pain
Newark Advertiser on 16th June 2011
A woman whose curved spine and excruciating back pain made her fear she would be confined to a wheelchair now hopes to become a PE teacher.
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Teacher overcomes serious back ailment to realise his dream
Luton on Sunday on 12th June 2011
When Mark Wakeman was 17 he was given what he thought was going to be a life sentence of pain and discomfort when he was told his spine was rapidly curving to the right. Amazingly - 6 years on - he has began a job at a secondary school teaching PE two weeks ago, especially as the treatment for his scoliosis only ended last month.
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Teen is back dancing after spinal therapy
Westmorland Gazette on 9th June 2011
A young dancer from Beetham faced with a complex operation to treat a dangerous back condition is on the mend after finding alternative treatment.
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Flossie's miracle; fear of op drove teenager to seek alternative help for spinal agony
Ipswich Evening Star on 4th June 2011
Despite suffering severe back pain and being told she would need drastic spinal surgery, Florence has now put the worst behind her after dicovering a new course of treatment.
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Scoliosis SOS Clinic helps young would-be model
Yeovil Express on 2nd June 2011
When Yeovil girl Lily Crawford was just ten-years-old she feared she was going to have a life sentence of pain and discomfort.
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I found it difficult when no one explained what was going on
South Wales Echo on 18th May 2011
Laura Wood is one of a growing number of people looking into other methods of trying to reduce the symptoms of scoliosis without surgery.
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Footie-mad teen pitches in again after clinic help
South Wales Evening Post on 12th May 2011
A football-mad Swansea teenager living with the threat of major spinal surgery feared she would have to give up the sport she loved.
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Scoliosis treatment gets Jacob back on the ball
Reading Post on 11th May 2011
A keen sportsman can now play a full game of football after undergoing alternative treatment for scoliosis.
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Sophie still a dancing queen
Scottish Daily Express on 11th May 2011
A teenage ballerina who faced life in a wheelchair has beaten all the odds to keep dancing.
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An hour's stretching a day keeps the surgeon away
Clacton & Frinton Gazette on 10th May 2011
The thought of having metal rods inserted into his back and fused to his spine was enough to make Rowan Cottee search for an alternative solution to his medical condition.
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Brave Carys is a real battler!
Barry & District News on 5th May 2011
A Barry schoolgirl diagnosed with severe spinal curvature has urged people to find out all they can about their medical conditions, as it could help them achieve their goals.
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SOS clinic leaves patient pain free
Reading Chronicle on 1st May 2011
A veterinary nurse from Pangbourne, who has endured decades of excruciating pain because of an agonising spinal condition, is finally beginning to enjoy a normal life.
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Liana's back on road to recovery
Folkestone Herald on 28th April 2011
Liana Rowlinson, who found out she had scoliosis less than seven months ago, is now living a normal, pain-free life thanks to a course of specialised physiotherapy.
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Happy end to spinal misery; scoliosis treatment has changed sufferer's life
Witham & Braintree Times on 20th April 2011
A woman who suffered from curvature of the spine her whole life is now pain free after having non-surgical treatment for her condition.
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Race of hope
Ashton Reporter on 19th April 2011
An Ashton athlete is racing back to fitness thanks to revolutionary techniques after doctors had told her she would have to stop running and undergo major surgery.
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How I beat my spine agony
Sheffield Telegraph on 7th April 2011
A Sheffield nurse has described how she was given "a new lease of life" as a result of treatment for a spine condition that once threatened a life of pain and discomfort.
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Mending for Mum
Take It Easy on 3rd April 2011
Sophie Hunt, 22, wanted to fix her broken family. But she had to fix herself first...
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Therapy gives Louise hope
Coventry Times on 31st March 2011
An aspiring model from Earlsdon whose world was torn apart when she was diagnosed with a crippling disease has been thrown a lifeline by a new treatment.
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Sarah's remarkable story of recovery
Coleraine Chronicle on 31st March 2011
Nursery nurse Sarah Asher from Portstewart, was an energentic woman, passionate about life. She has now recovered from extremely severe spinal deformity known as scoliosis.
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Caitlin avoids surgery through spinal treatment
(Dublin) Southside People on 30th March 2011
This is the little Southside girl that has avoided major spinal surgery for a severely debilitating condition by travelling to the UK for treatment.
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The future's bright
Northern Echo on 15th March 2011
Abigail Payne threw away her back brace after trying alternative treatment for scoliosis. Health editor Barry Nelson speaks to the aspiring model.
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I'm hoping exercises will stop me needing surgery
Norwich Evening News on 11th March 2011
A city teenager has told how she is battling a spine condition using exercise, in the hope it means avoiding an operation.
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Bending over backwards for a new spinal therapy
Essex Enquirer on 24th February 2011
Eleanor Davies talks to Victoria Curtis from Leigh-on Sea, who spent 15 years suffering from scoliosis, until a new therapy changed her life...
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Teenage dream back on track after treatment
Bromley Times on 24th February 2011
A 13-year-old boy's dreams of being a professional swimmer were almost shattered until he underwent pioneering new treatment.
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New treatment fixes principal's bent spine
Bucks Herald on 16th February 2011
Pauline Odulinski suffered with scoliosis for five decades, but now the 59-year-old is pain free thanks to a pioneering treatment.
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Kirsty's back to health
Lancashire Evening Post on 14th February 2011
The spinal problems of a young Preston gymnast could have spelt the end of her sporting dreams - but an alternative to surgery has given her a new lease of life.
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Cure that means Sammy can stand straight again
Maldon & Burnham Standard on 9th February 2011
A woman has beaten the odds by standing up straight for the first time in years aftershe was diagnosed with a debilitating spinal condition.
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Tennis ace conquers crippling back pain
Birmingham Mail on 7th February 2011
Tennis-mad teenager James Taylor thought he might never be able to play the sport again when a rare painful condition caused his spine to curve.
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Surgery-free scoliosis help
Shropshire Star on 3rd February 2011
Pioneering new treatment has helped a Shropshire teacher avoid major spinal surgery to alleviate excruciating back pain.
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Taking back control when all hope is lost
Yorkshire Press on 31st January 2011
At the age of 16, Terrie Marie was told she had scoliosis. Now, aged 18 and following treatment at a pioneering clinic, she says she is still hoping to realise her dream of joining the RAF.
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Rider saddles up for a pain free life
Dartford Times on 27th January 2011
A 12-year-old riding enthusiast is back in the saddle after treatment for a serious spinal condition.
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Shunning surgery has paid off for back problem victim
Western Gazette on 16th December 2010
After suffering for years with a painful back problem, a Martock woman has been able to fulfil her dream of travelling thanks to an alternative exercise therapy.
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