ROWAN BERKOWITZ
CERTIFIED PROSTHETIST ORTHOTIST
Specialising in Spinal and Chest deformities.
We know you want the most advanced care in the world and the assistance of someone who fully understands your condition.
Receiving the news that you or your child has a spinal condition can seem at times to be extremely overwhelming and perhaps a bit frightening too. We know you want the most advanced care in the world and the assistance of someone who understands your condition fully. Someone who can help provide the answers to the many questions you have.
Rowan Berkowitz specialises in spinal and chest deformities and works closely with the best orthopedic and neuro-specialist in South Africa to ensure that he and his team offer the very best solutions.
Improving lives with state-of-the-art technology while providing full support to you and your family.
WHO IS ROWAN BERKOWITZ
Some might say I am obsessed with the human spine, and they would not be wrong. My passion to gain insights and learn more about spinal abnormalities drove me to consistently push the boundaries and to keep asking “why”?
The fact that some spines are in a normal configuration is in itself a miracle. There are so many things that can go wrong with the spine, most of which have a known cause, but for me the most fascinating is the idiopathic type – a deformity for which there is no known cause.
I know firsthand, that although we cannot always change or cure a disease or deformity, we can improve quality of life.
A NEW AGE OF TECHNOLOGY
3D SCANNING & BRACING
We use state-of-the-art equipment like 3D scanning that is the latest in imaging and impression technology. It provides real-time images of the exact contours and profiles of the body. It is quick and does not use radiation or any harmful energy beams.
The data gathered from the scan is used to custom design a brace, which:
- will apply the exact amount of force needed to rectify and gain the desired results
- gives the patient an optimum fit
- leaves very little margin for error
- saves the patient time and money with fewer visits for adjustments
- can be replicated or modified infinitely and stored indefinitely for future reference.
Comfortable bracing
Gone are the days where back braces to correct spinal deformities were uncomfortable, cumbersome, and embarrassing to wear. Nowadays the braces available are technologically advanced and comfortable to wear and tailored specifically to each patient’s specific curve profile and body shape.
Visualise the problem
The scan’s real-time image of the deformity which helps those making funding decisions to actually visualise the problem, without the patient being exposed. This helps greatly in avoiding reading long, confusing medical or technical terms that you and most health care funders are not necessarily medically qualified or knowledgeable about. Saving you a lot of time and frustration.
DETAILED ANALYSIS
The software allows for a detailed analysis of the data, such as high-pressure areas, or a comparison of the affected part to the desired state.
SCANS ARE STORED
Another advantage of 3D scanning is that the images are easily stored to monitor improvements or deterioration in the patient’s condition.
EASILY SHARED
Scanned images can also be shared, upon consent, which is helpful when medical aid or insurance requires motivation for the device.
Successful Solutions
Below are some photos of patients before & afters using our advanced and specifically tailored bracing solutions for chest and spine deformities.
Pre-brace Treatment
2016
In-brace Correction
Post-brace Treatment
2021 - 1 year post brace weaning
Pre-brace Treatment
2015
In-brace Correction
Brace Off for 16hrs Daily
2021
Pre-Pectus Carinatum
Treatment
4 Weeks Post
Brace Fitting
6 Months Post Treatment
Commencement
Pre-brace Treatment
In-brace Correction
Pre-brace Treatment
In-brace Correction
Without Brace
Without Brace Xray
In-brace Treatment
In-brace Treatment Xray
16 year old scoliosis patient, where the primary curve started at 31°
Out of the brace at 18 years old, the curve is holding at 8°
Started treatment at an cobb angle of 69.5 degrees
In-brace correction at 44 degrees
Out of brace for 6-months (end of brace treatment) at 26 degrees
Pre-Pectus Carinatum
Treatment
6 Months Post Treatment
Commencement
9 Months Post
Treatment
This patient started treatment after late detection of #scoliosis (she is Risser stage 4 out of 5), and correction is rare in such cases. However, in this patient's case, the out-of-brace x-ray confirms that the curve did not get worse and has corrected roughly 50% of what it was before the brace treatment commenced.
Pre-brace Treatment
Out-of-brace Correction
Testimonials
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