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Nancy, I can't find the post, but somewhere you asked if you had to travel to your doctor's location, St. Louis, to have blood work done for him in...

I have come close to trees for sure.....and yes I do miss it. I get invites all the time and have to say no because of my neck, not my back. It hasnt...

Hi Jackie, I am so sorry you’ve been thru hell -can’t imagine going through what you have been through w/o pain Med - Really hope you get better soon...

Jesus Christ Ed - you must have had a death wish to do that type of skiing-ha ha- (sorry couldn’t resist) I know you must miss those earlier years...

Nancy, Here are some links..... https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/tests-performed-before-surgery ...

Another update. The neurosurgeon's office called, after reviewing the CT and the EOS xray the area by the wound may being caused by some hardware....

So anything specific they look for in blood work other than you’ healthy? Which I’m not in the best shape.

Yeah, my body was rock hard for many years.....In the movie below, I consider this skiing the ultimate 10 level skiing, the skiers are all pro and...

Another thing that might be useful in my kitchen would be a chair on wheels, an office chair. In a seated position I'd be able to reach things in...

Well one hip was higher because of my scoliosis, I'm sure of that much. But I concede that there is no proof that the hips appearing level after...

Yes, soft tissue includes muscle. If a hip is high, it can be because of a spine curvature, leg length discrepancy, or because your musculature is...

I was wondering about rods being removed. There are conflicting things written about it. I have heard that they are only important until the spine...

Well, it wasn't the soft tissue I noticed. The hip bones themselves were uneven, one higher than the other. I can't be sure that the spine itself...

It's unlikely that PT actually changed your scoliosis curve(s). What most likely happened is that your pain was causing you to carry the soft tissue...

That is generally true for the most part but there have been a few studies of what happens if the rods are removed. There is some loss of...

I'm just curious, but my understanding is that once the spine is actually fused (not the operation; when the bone actually forms where the discs used...

Ed , I really believe that you’re years of skiing & diving made you stronger than the average person. Takes very strong legs to Ski especially at the...

Two reasons in my opinion... 1. PT outfits like Schroth are already raking in so much dough that they don't need evidence. They just rely on a...

"Because some curves stop on their own even at a high degree of curvature, it is going to very hard to show PT stops progression. That doesn't mean...

I have been prescribed PT over the years. It was probably to relieve pain but with one therapist the exercises appeared to do more than that. My...

Check all the messages that you want to save. At the bottom of the messages, click "selected messages" and you will have a choice of saving the...

Linda I received email from the forum informing me my Inbox was full & stated I had option to “archive” messages. I tried calling last week to obtain...

As far as I know, there's no way to archive messages. When my mailbox is full, I delete both my Sent and Received messages.

Tina I tried to send a PM but apparently my inbox is too full-don’t know how to “archive “ ? But thanks for sending pic of Jewett brace -now know...

I was told by Dr Gupta to do PT to strengthen core etc. Can’t really comment about curvature but over the years was told to do PT. This year it...

I'm a strong believer in PT for pain control, especially in terms of core strengthening to reduce or eliminate low back pain. --Linda

Physical therapy seems to work in some cases for pain but has never been rigorously shown to stop progression permanently. Because some curves stop...

Yes, I don't love treadmills at all. I much prefer to see the world go by and the view change when I walk. And breathe fresh air. But you can't...