Hello,
ok I have the xrays. Xrays from 5 years ago said "mild scoliosis is present at L4-5 convex to the left" but I never knew about that until 4 months ago. I never in a million years thought I had scoliosis. I am almost positive I was laying down for those xrays so I don't know - and I don't have a copy of the image. Friends who have looked at my back say it looks concave to the left so go figure. PT's really try to avoid looking closely at my back- it is very strange.
So attached are xrays from a couple of months ago. For these xrays I was standing as I always have- and that is with my hips rotated counterclockwise. I never even knew I stood like that until about 6 months when a physiotherapist pointed it out. The radioligist's report said my spine is rotated to the right from sacrum to mid thoracic level with "no associated curvature" though a chiropractor looking at these xrays did say there is a curvature but then again, he was also trying to sell me a 3x/week for a year adjustment plan....
Also I got a lumbar ct scan which does say I have some disk bulging etc. But the main point I want to convey is it says "no significant focal malalignment". I am not sure what that means- I think it means no slipped disks. Neither xrays or ct scan mentions scoliosis but I think they do not normally report it. I got my GP to question the radiologist about the rotation and apparently he said, well there is no wedging so maybe it is reversible, but really, they admit they don't know and don't see it as a health care issue (which I find so incredible...)
This last year has been really upsetting because I have been getting radiculopthy down my left leg and arm. It now appears that my whole left leg has not been 100% since the first xray was taken 5 years ago (I asked for it because of leg numbness). I thought the numbness went away but it never did- it was actually subtle- I have concrete reasons for knowing that. I have had emg studies and L4 is still denervated and L2 is irritated and those are the only ones that were tested. So now I am also wondering- did this numbeness cause the rotation or vice versa and what can I do about the numbness..
I know for absolute certian that hip rotation to the left turns on the radiculopiathy (stinging/chemical type burning). I really feel the only solution for me is to attempt to derotate or at least stop it from getting worse. Physiotherapistw I have been to don't want to get into anything unilateral. I also suspect that when I am derotated that my right hip is sticking out to the side. I cannot hold onto this position though.
I met my brother for the first time in 5 years a couple of weeks ago and his right scapula is sticking out and his left shoulder is elevated and it hurts. I know another lady, about 65, who just recently actually popped a rib- her scapula sticks way out and i can see she is rotated- I am pretty sure her rib popped because her rib cage is rotating. I really want to avoid this fate because it is hugely painful. For me, I want to try Schroth or some sort of exercise based maintenance regime. But this is way out of the league of any physios I have seen to date. I demonstrated my own derotation exercise to my GP and she looked scared and told me not to do it- but really, she has no idea either.
thank you.
attached (in next post)are:
1. diagram of body rotations
2. diagram of pain
3 lumbar (anterior posterior)
4 thoracic (anterior posterior)
5 cervical (anterior posterior)
6 lumbar (lateral)
7 thoracic (lateral)
8 cervical (lateral)
ok I have the xrays. Xrays from 5 years ago said "mild scoliosis is present at L4-5 convex to the left" but I never knew about that until 4 months ago. I never in a million years thought I had scoliosis. I am almost positive I was laying down for those xrays so I don't know - and I don't have a copy of the image. Friends who have looked at my back say it looks concave to the left so go figure. PT's really try to avoid looking closely at my back- it is very strange.
So attached are xrays from a couple of months ago. For these xrays I was standing as I always have- and that is with my hips rotated counterclockwise. I never even knew I stood like that until about 6 months when a physiotherapist pointed it out. The radioligist's report said my spine is rotated to the right from sacrum to mid thoracic level with "no associated curvature" though a chiropractor looking at these xrays did say there is a curvature but then again, he was also trying to sell me a 3x/week for a year adjustment plan....
Also I got a lumbar ct scan which does say I have some disk bulging etc. But the main point I want to convey is it says "no significant focal malalignment". I am not sure what that means- I think it means no slipped disks. Neither xrays or ct scan mentions scoliosis but I think they do not normally report it. I got my GP to question the radiologist about the rotation and apparently he said, well there is no wedging so maybe it is reversible, but really, they admit they don't know and don't see it as a health care issue (which I find so incredible...)
This last year has been really upsetting because I have been getting radiculopthy down my left leg and arm. It now appears that my whole left leg has not been 100% since the first xray was taken 5 years ago (I asked for it because of leg numbness). I thought the numbness went away but it never did- it was actually subtle- I have concrete reasons for knowing that. I have had emg studies and L4 is still denervated and L2 is irritated and those are the only ones that were tested. So now I am also wondering- did this numbeness cause the rotation or vice versa and what can I do about the numbness..
I know for absolute certian that hip rotation to the left turns on the radiculopiathy (stinging/chemical type burning). I really feel the only solution for me is to attempt to derotate or at least stop it from getting worse. Physiotherapistw I have been to don't want to get into anything unilateral. I also suspect that when I am derotated that my right hip is sticking out to the side. I cannot hold onto this position though.
I met my brother for the first time in 5 years a couple of weeks ago and his right scapula is sticking out and his left shoulder is elevated and it hurts. I know another lady, about 65, who just recently actually popped a rib- her scapula sticks way out and i can see she is rotated- I am pretty sure her rib popped because her rib cage is rotating. I really want to avoid this fate because it is hugely painful. For me, I want to try Schroth or some sort of exercise based maintenance regime. But this is way out of the league of any physios I have seen to date. I demonstrated my own derotation exercise to my GP and she looked scared and told me not to do it- but really, she has no idea either.
thank you.
attached (in next post)are:
1. diagram of body rotations
2. diagram of pain
3 lumbar (anterior posterior)
4 thoracic (anterior posterior)
5 cervical (anterior posterior)
6 lumbar (lateral)
7 thoracic (lateral)
8 cervical (lateral)
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