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Scoliosis Awareness Month is Beginning…
TREATMENTS WHICH MAKE THE DREAMS COME TRUE!
Scoliosis is defined as the side bending of the vertebra. It is a disease which may lead to death if it is not diagnosed and treated on time. Nowadays, it is shown that every 3 children out of 100 face scoliosis and state of the art Technologies make the dreams come true. Current techniques and treatments will be explained in the Scoliosis Awareness Meeting, in which this year Acibadem Maslak Hospital is helding the 4th meeting. Except the Spinal Health doctors, Curvy Girls Istanbul members and a scoliosis patint who spent her 60 years with scoliosis will be giving extraordinary talks.
Nowadays, severe scoliosis is able to be treated perfectly and easily, which was accepted as higly risky surgery once. The groundtaking treatments will be performed by our specialists these days. The scoliosis, affecting 3/100 children may lowers the health related quality of life scores, as well as cause pulmanory and cardiac problems.
Scoliosis is a condition, which the patiens can be plegics, however this disease is not very known among the.
Every year on June, Acibadem Health Group is organizing an event explaining the severity and importance of the disease. Thin year, in the 4th Scoliosis Awareness Meeting, patients and the doctors come together. Doctors explain the diagnosis and current topics of its treatment, while patients will tell the duration of the disease, and their experiences. Curvy Girls Itanbul founders will explain the importence of the early awareness and Dogmar Gertrud Elisabeth Goğdun will speak about her 60 years with scoliosis.
Orthopaedics and Traumatology Professor Ahmet Alanay, MD ‘’Today, we are capable of surgivcally treating patients with severe and rigit curves, who previously were not operated since it has a high risk. Especially spinal navigation, 3-dimentional printing and neuromonitorization help us to perform severe scoliosis surgeries.’’
We will be happy to see you with us in the 4th Scoliosis Awareness Meeting.
Program
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12:30-12:45
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Opening Remarks
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Prof. Dr. Ahmet Alanay
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12:45-13:05
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Current Aspects and Approaches in Scoliosis
Diagnoses and Treatments
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Yrd. Doç. Dr. Çağlar Yılgör
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13:05-13:25
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Current Aspects of Scoliosis Physiotheraphy
and Exercises
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Doç. Dr. Ayçe Atalay
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13:25-13:45
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Scoliosis Brace Treatment: What has
Changed?
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Prof. Dr. Hürriyet Yılmaz
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13:45-14:00
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Coffee Break
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14:00-14:30
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Current Aspects of Scoliosis Surgical
Treatments:
Fusionless, Mobility Preserving Treatment
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Prof. Dr. Ahmet Alanay
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14:30-14:45
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Social Media Effect on Scoliosis:
What is the Effect of Information Pollution?
How can we Obtain Healthy Information?
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Sedat Düzgün
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14:45-15:00
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The Importance of Scoliosis Support Groups
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Aysun-Begüm Acer
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15:00-15:15
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60 Years with Scoliosis
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Dagmar Gertrud Elisabeth Göğdün
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15:15-15:30
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Questions and Answers
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