Hi everyone,
So I went to the physical therapist today (let me apologize ahead of time if this turns into more of a vent).
Her diagnosis: My left femur is approximately 1cm or so longer than my right. Which normally would cause scoliosis with a curve to the right. But, somehow my pelvis overcompensated for my left leg so much so that my right hip is higher than my left thus causing my curve to go to the left.
I'm frustrated because how could it go so long- having uneven legs or uneven hips and not be noticed by all the specialists I've seen.
So my question to everyone- has anyone heard of or experienced this? The PT told me it is very rare that usually a pelvis won't over-compensate for a leg difference.
My next question- is there any chance the PT mis-diagnosed it? How could she be the only one to feel my hips as uneven when no doctor in my past has? She seemed to be educated about scoliosis and different functions/causes and wants to treat it through exercise/stretch/massage (all three routes) but maybe I'm being to leinant in my evaluation.
When I lay down and bend both my legs making sure my toes are even my left knee is definitely higher than the right- even I can see that. But when I feel my hips or put my hands on them I can't tell they are uneven. She corrected the hip imbalance for a short second by having me stand on a lift to even the hips and I felt extremely uneven- which I guess could be expected if "even" to be has really been uneven the whole time.
I'm just frustrated/confused but want to be sure I'm not worrying about something that could actually be a mis-diagnosis.
Any help/advice/recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Tracy
So I went to the physical therapist today (let me apologize ahead of time if this turns into more of a vent).
Her diagnosis: My left femur is approximately 1cm or so longer than my right. Which normally would cause scoliosis with a curve to the right. But, somehow my pelvis overcompensated for my left leg so much so that my right hip is higher than my left thus causing my curve to go to the left.
I'm frustrated because how could it go so long- having uneven legs or uneven hips and not be noticed by all the specialists I've seen.
So my question to everyone- has anyone heard of or experienced this? The PT told me it is very rare that usually a pelvis won't over-compensate for a leg difference.
My next question- is there any chance the PT mis-diagnosed it? How could she be the only one to feel my hips as uneven when no doctor in my past has? She seemed to be educated about scoliosis and different functions/causes and wants to treat it through exercise/stretch/massage (all three routes) but maybe I'm being to leinant in my evaluation.
When I lay down and bend both my legs making sure my toes are even my left knee is definitely higher than the right- even I can see that. But when I feel my hips or put my hands on them I can't tell they are uneven. She corrected the hip imbalance for a short second by having me stand on a lift to even the hips and I felt extremely uneven- which I guess could be expected if "even" to be has really been uneven the whole time.
I'm just frustrated/confused but want to be sure I'm not worrying about something that could actually be a mis-diagnosis.
Any help/advice/recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Tracy
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