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Searching for a specialist in Upper Lusatia: Patients on desperate Odyssey!
The search for orthopedic surgeons in Oberlausitz is problematic. An experience report on scoliosis and long waiting times.
Searching for a specialist in Upper Lusatia: Patients on desperate Odyssey!
The specialist search in Upper Lusatia is increasingly as a challenge for patients. Despite the reports from the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians about an allegedly sufficient supply of orthopedic surgeons and surgeons in the region, those affected report extreme waiting times and the difficulty of getting an appointment. Saxon describes the experience of a young woman from Großschönau who wanted to see a doctor due to her severe back pain. After a transfer of her family doctor, she only received an appointment for an X -ray examination in Löbau after three weeks.
The diagnosis was scoliosis, a disease that results in a curvature of the spine with the twisting of the vertebral bodies. While about 2% of the 10 to 16 year olds are affected, this patient is looking for the next hurdle in the search for an orthopedic surgeon. Her calls at various practices in Zittau, Löbau, Olbersdorf and Neugersdorf were unsuccessful. She was often informed that no new patients would be accepted or that she would have to accept long waiting times.
Treatment of scoliosis
Scoliosis is a complex disease that can be treated differently depending on the severity of severity. The possible treatments include wearing an orthopedic corset or even surgery if the curvature is serious. The importance of a timely treatment becomes particularly clear, since the disease usually occurs in adolescence and early intervention is often decisive. Only about 5,000 clinical treatment cases per year are treated, with 75% of patients being female, such as Clinic compass reported.
The patient from Großschönau received an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon in Dresden, but only in four weeks. This shows the difficult location in which there are many patients. A very good nursing patient relationship and high patient satisfaction are factors that are decisive when choosing a suitable clinic for scoliosis. Clinics with above -average experience in the treatment of this disease usually have at least 83% patient satisfaction.
The causes of scoliosis have so far been largely unclear, but a family predisposition is considered a possible risk factor. The diagnosis is made by excluding other causes in combination with an examination of the posture and an X -ray image of the spine. This complex illness often requires more than medical expertise; Patience and perseverance are essential for those affected to get the right treatment.