I had a new X ray done last week (13 months after the last one). The radiologist measured the first one at 44 degrees and my specialist measured it at 45. The same radiologist measured the new X ray at 37 degrees, an “improvement” which I find hard to believe in the absence of any treatment apart from pilates twice a week (sometimes less). I suspect measurement error and have emailed both x rays to my specialist to confirm the measurement (still waiting).
The other factor which may or not be relevant is that the X ray in January 2012 was done at about 4 pm, whereas the 2013 one was done at 10 am. Do scoliotic curves tend to collapse toward the end of the day with gravity/muscle fatigue etc?
To my uneducated eye the second one may be very slightly worse, going by the size of the gap between the vertebrae and the sternum (which I know is not the right way to judge it!)
Cheers
Silvercat
The other factor which may or not be relevant is that the X ray in January 2012 was done at about 4 pm, whereas the 2013 one was done at 10 am. Do scoliotic curves tend to collapse toward the end of the day with gravity/muscle fatigue etc?
To my uneducated eye the second one may be very slightly worse, going by the size of the gap between the vertebrae and the sternum (which I know is not the right way to judge it!)
Cheers
Silvercat
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