International dimensional Scoliosis-Therapy® according to Katharina Schroth
The Schroth-Method® is a physiotherapy method founded by Katharina Schroth in 1921 and developed by her daughter Christa Lehnert-Schroth (PT) and a team of specialized experts working together and studying scoliosis for decades.
Eligibility to attend the ISST course
Physiotherapists and kinesiotherapists, *Orthotists and physicians are able to attend as observers without ISST-Schroth certificate.
In the ISST- training we will enlighten you with various scoliosis specific theoretical aspects in combination with practical parts of the therapy approach.
The course encourages surface of scoliosis understanding to a more sophisticated and comprehensive clinical reasoning regarding the conservative management for scoliosis.
Part 2 Goals and Description
Part 2 gives a deep insight into the educational process of the Schroth method. The theoretical aspects will be revised and refined. Additional classifications like King, Lenke and Rigo will be discussed. The main principles of bracing will be presented. Part 2 completes the standardized therapeutic process from physical examination to the individual therapy plan consisting of exercises, postural teaching and more specific auxiliary manual techniques. The basic exercises can be used with more functional and challenging variations in order to adapt the therapy program to the developing exercise capacity of the patients.
The relationship between scoliosis and Laterolisthesis will be introduced. Hereby the therapist will learn more regarding scoliosis in adult and elderly patients. Scoliosis and pain are the main aspect for this group of patients and both entities have to be included, mostly separated, in the therapy program.
In the practical parts, the participants work independently supervised by the instructor and will have the chance to discuss problems within the therapeutic team. Also, to understand more about the surgeries, an overview of the history and the typical techniques.
Ethics and certification process : Passing a written and practical exam is required to get the ISST certification.