I've been wondering if these three things are somehow connected. What do you guys think?
Looking back on my son (14) who has severe scoliosis I have to wonder if his complete lack of interest in any sort of physical activity along with his constant cravings for junk food, fast food and sweets and treats might have somehow caused his scoliosis.
He seemed pretty normal until he was about 9 and then all of a sudden he refused to participate in any sort of sports, games or just running and jumping around like most kids his age did and he became a hermit so to speak.
He also seemed to dislike pretty much everything that was good for him, was extremely fussy and seemed addicted to all kinds of unhealthy foods which became such a battle of wits in the house.
His PE teachers have written on his report card that he has a "low level of fitness" and at the time we kinda joked about it but never really did much about it, but then again he wasn't exactly cooperating with us when we tried to get him to be more physical. My husband even bought two little off-road motorbikes and two kayaks and a very nice BMX bike for him to have fun with but he had zero interest in any of them and my daughter ended up on the motorbikes and the kayaks.
From age 9 to 12 something he lived this kind of lifestyle and at 13 was diagnosed with moderate scoliosis and now at 14 he is very severe. This does have me wondering if all of this is somehow connected.
I should add that in the past six months he has completely changed his diet: almost no junk food, fast food, no pop and has developed a taste for healthy foods and pretty much eats nothing but. It's like all of a sudden he craves good food, fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads (before he wouldn't eat bread if it had seeds in it), green teas, water and all my daughter's vegetarian cooked meals. It's really bizarre how he's changed and of course we're really thrilled with this new attitude. The other night he ate brussel sprouts and loved them. He'd NEVER eat those before as he was extremely picky about absolutely everything; drove us nuts.
He's still not very active but he has been doing a few exercises at home which is great but I'm sure that's b/c of dealing with his scoliosis discomfort.
Does anyone else have kids/teens that have been very inactive, are extremely picky eaters, crave junk/fast foods, are really thin who also have scoliosis? Maybe there's no relation at all but it does have me thinking somewhat b/c he was definitely different than my other two kids.
Looking back on my son (14) who has severe scoliosis I have to wonder if his complete lack of interest in any sort of physical activity along with his constant cravings for junk food, fast food and sweets and treats might have somehow caused his scoliosis.
He seemed pretty normal until he was about 9 and then all of a sudden he refused to participate in any sort of sports, games or just running and jumping around like most kids his age did and he became a hermit so to speak.
He also seemed to dislike pretty much everything that was good for him, was extremely fussy and seemed addicted to all kinds of unhealthy foods which became such a battle of wits in the house.
His PE teachers have written on his report card that he has a "low level of fitness" and at the time we kinda joked about it but never really did much about it, but then again he wasn't exactly cooperating with us when we tried to get him to be more physical. My husband even bought two little off-road motorbikes and two kayaks and a very nice BMX bike for him to have fun with but he had zero interest in any of them and my daughter ended up on the motorbikes and the kayaks.
From age 9 to 12 something he lived this kind of lifestyle and at 13 was diagnosed with moderate scoliosis and now at 14 he is very severe. This does have me wondering if all of this is somehow connected.
I should add that in the past six months he has completely changed his diet: almost no junk food, fast food, no pop and has developed a taste for healthy foods and pretty much eats nothing but. It's like all of a sudden he craves good food, fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads (before he wouldn't eat bread if it had seeds in it), green teas, water and all my daughter's vegetarian cooked meals. It's really bizarre how he's changed and of course we're really thrilled with this new attitude. The other night he ate brussel sprouts and loved them. He'd NEVER eat those before as he was extremely picky about absolutely everything; drove us nuts.
He's still not very active but he has been doing a few exercises at home which is great but I'm sure that's b/c of dealing with his scoliosis discomfort.
Does anyone else have kids/teens that have been very inactive, are extremely picky eaters, crave junk/fast foods, are really thin who also have scoliosis? Maybe there's no relation at all but it does have me thinking somewhat b/c he was definitely different than my other two kids.
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