ClickThis video explains the way doctors are using magnets to treat Scoliosis. Implanted rods are inserted into the back and magnets are used to realign the rods. For young children, this treatment could potential save them from any future pain due to the frequency of the realignment therapy. This procedure is non-surgical and done every six months. to edit the content
Magnets & Scoliosis.Â
Children’s National Health System is among the first in the country to offer a spinal growing rod for children with scoliosis. The MAGEC™ (MAGnetic Expansion Control) Spinal Growing Rod is a non-invasive treatment for children with early onset scoliosis.