Hello,
I am new here. I feel kind of like a bad mom. I don't know what kind of brace she wears. We've only ever gone to one doctor who has said that he would watch and see until her curve progressed to 25 degrees and at that time she would be put in a brace. He has never done the Risser test, that I know of. I had never heard of that until just recently. What exactly is the Risser test? I feel like I should have done a lot more, especially because I, too, have scoliosis.
My daughter is 14 years old. She has scoliosis, diagnosed when she was 7. At that time she had an S-curve 17 degrees on top and 12 degrees on the bottom. She was put in a brace when she was 11 when her top curve progressed to 25 degrees. I can't remember what the bottom curve was. She is currently in her 4th brace. She hasn't really grown very fast. She has not started her menstrual cycle either. She is about 5'2 and weighs about 90 lbs. She has been a ballet dancer since she was 4 and she absolutely loves it. I am terrified that her curves are going to progress further to the point where she will need surgery. She's very good about wearing her brace. The only problem we have is that it is hard for her to wear it as tight as she is supposed to. She complains that it hurts her hips. Her next appt. for x-rays is Jan. 20th. I've seen a few posts from parents who have girls in ballet. Is there anything else she can do to prevent her curves from getting bigger? She dances 5 days a week, about 20-25 hours a week. She really wants to be a professional ballet dancer someday. At her last appt. in August of 2010, her top curve was 27 degrees. I guess her bottom curve wasn't that bad because I don't have that information. In her brace, her top curve was 18 degrees.
I had scoliosis as a teenager and had surgery when I was 15. I had a C-curve that was 40 degrees. I knew right away when I had my kids to watch for it, so I was the one who saw it in my daughter when she was 7. My rod was removed in 2000 because it had broken when I was pregnant with my twins. Because I had surgery, I am trying desperately to keep her from having to go through it. I have no flexibility in my back and as a ballet dancer, she needs that flexibility.
I would really appreciate any advice from anyone!!
Thank you!
Cheryl
I am new here. I feel kind of like a bad mom. I don't know what kind of brace she wears. We've only ever gone to one doctor who has said that he would watch and see until her curve progressed to 25 degrees and at that time she would be put in a brace. He has never done the Risser test, that I know of. I had never heard of that until just recently. What exactly is the Risser test? I feel like I should have done a lot more, especially because I, too, have scoliosis.
My daughter is 14 years old. She has scoliosis, diagnosed when she was 7. At that time she had an S-curve 17 degrees on top and 12 degrees on the bottom. She was put in a brace when she was 11 when her top curve progressed to 25 degrees. I can't remember what the bottom curve was. She is currently in her 4th brace. She hasn't really grown very fast. She has not started her menstrual cycle either. She is about 5'2 and weighs about 90 lbs. She has been a ballet dancer since she was 4 and she absolutely loves it. I am terrified that her curves are going to progress further to the point where she will need surgery. She's very good about wearing her brace. The only problem we have is that it is hard for her to wear it as tight as she is supposed to. She complains that it hurts her hips. Her next appt. for x-rays is Jan. 20th. I've seen a few posts from parents who have girls in ballet. Is there anything else she can do to prevent her curves from getting bigger? She dances 5 days a week, about 20-25 hours a week. She really wants to be a professional ballet dancer someday. At her last appt. in August of 2010, her top curve was 27 degrees. I guess her bottom curve wasn't that bad because I don't have that information. In her brace, her top curve was 18 degrees.
I had scoliosis as a teenager and had surgery when I was 15. I had a C-curve that was 40 degrees. I knew right away when I had my kids to watch for it, so I was the one who saw it in my daughter when she was 7. My rod was removed in 2000 because it had broken when I was pregnant with my twins. Because I had surgery, I am trying desperately to keep her from having to go through it. I have no flexibility in my back and as a ballet dancer, she needs that flexibility.
I would really appreciate any advice from anyone!!
Thank you!
Cheryl
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