Dr. Lloyd Hey's Blog: Scoliosis and Spine Care, Aviation Safety and Quality "Standard Work"

How can we care for scoliosis and kyphosis and spondylolisthesis better with conservative care like physical therapy, high-tech scoliosis braces, exercise and other techniques? What can be done to improve surgical care, and understand choices for surgery, learning from those around the world? How can we learn from aviation and from Deming's principles of "Standard Work" to constantly improve spine and all healthcare?

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Casey's Very High Thoracic Idiopathic Scoliosis Really made her shoulders uneven. Fixed today in time for Christmas!

Casey is a lovely young lady with a very unusual adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), who had her primary curve at very top of her thoracic spine.
This was painful, and caused major rib hump and shoulder obliquity problems.
I did a correction of this complex kyphoscoliosis using new double rod technique, multiple osteotomies, and gentle correction.
The end result was excellent.
She had minimal blood loss.
Mom and Dad were blown away by how great her shoulders and spine look now!
A great morning.
I love my job!

Dr. Lloyd Hey
Hey Clinic for Scoliosis and Spine Surgery
http://www.heyclinic.com

1 comment:

Melody said...: Thank you Dr. Hey for fixing Casey's shoulders and back. We were truly blessed to have found you!

Preston and Melody Cleland; December 21, 2009 at 12:10 PM