Well, I wish we could find out how many patients have been tethered and in what age ranges.
I think tethering should be considered for mature patients to try to halt progression and to straighten the lumbar if possible to avoid needing a fusion there.
I think more doctors should be trained and they should take the lumbar kids first and then the other kids and then the adults. I remain a little shocked how those mature women got tethered ahead of a kid.
Sharon, mother of identical twin girls with scoliosis
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Question: What do you call alternative medicine that works?
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