scoliosis

[JO~*]

[SIZE=12pt]Well unfortunately I was right and my daughter does have it. [/SIZE]

They took x-rays today and I saw them, but they had not read them yet so I don’t have the number of degrees that they go by. Her back has more of a curve to it than I saw without the x-ray. Kind of an “S†look to it.

No one was jumping up and down saying it is real bad or anything but it sure looked out of wack to me on the x ray. Well know more after the doctor gets back to me in a day or to.

Without seeing any x rays the doc guessed about 25 degrees.

 

[minisaremighty]

It'll be interesting to hear what they decide to do. I have a curvature of 25 degrees and I didn't need any brace or assistance in any way. They just checked me frequently while I was still growing. Somewhere between 25-30 is where they start seriously recommending a brace. BUT that depends entirely on exactly HOW the curve is, where, etc.

I would be hopeful in your daughters situation that it won't have any long term effects.

: The curvature is not REALLY bad like some previous posters had mentioned they had experience with.

[SIZE=12pt]Edited to correct myself: [/SIZE]

Bracing--Doctors advise patients to wear a brace to stop a curve from getting any worse when the patient:

* is still growing and has an idiopathic curve that is more than 25 to 30 degrees;

* has at least 2 years of growth remaining, has an idiopathic curve that is between 20 and 29 degrees, and, if a girl, has not had her first menstrual period; or

* is still growing and has an idiopathic curve between 20 and 29 degrees that is getting worse.

Just looked this up and wanted to correct my earlier statement. I just remember that is what the Dr. told me when I was a teen, of course, that was 20+ years ago now!

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P.S. ((((((((hugs)))))))))) I know as a mom, it's hard not to worry about our babies!

 

[JO~*]

It'll be interesting to hear what they decide to do. I have a curvature of 25 degrees and I didn't need any brace or assistance in any way. They just checked me frequently while I was still growing. Somewhere between 25-30 is where they start seriously recommending a brace. BUT that depends entirely on exactly HOW the curve is, where, etc.

I would be hopeful in your daughters situation that it won't have any long term effects.

: The curvature is not REALLY bad like some previous posters had mentioned they had experience with.

[SIZE=12pt]Edited to correct myself: [/SIZE]

Bracing--Doctors advise patients to wear a brace to stop a curve from getting any worse when the patient:

* is still growing and has an idiopathic curve that is more than 25 to 30 degrees;

* has at least 2 years of growth remaining, has an idiopathic curve that is between 20 and 29 degrees, and, if a girl, has not had her first menstrual period; or

* is still growing and has an idiopathic curve between 20 and 29 degrees that is getting worse.

Just looked this up and wanted to correct my earlier statement. I just remember that is what the Dr. told me when I was a teen, of course, that was 20+ years ago now!

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Thank you for that info, I was wondering if 25 was "bad" or not.

 

[minisaremighty]

Jo, here is the website I got my information from if you are interested:

scoliosis