I am wondering if anyone out there has heard of anything like the situation that has happened with my daughter. She is almost 14 and was diagnosed last August with a 23* curve. We were told there was nothing we could do, just wait and see. Come back in four months and if the curve has progressed beyond 25* we will talk about bracing. I found it hard to accept "just wait and see" so I did some research and took my daughter to a pediatric chiropractor. I figured it couldn't hurt, maybe it would help and I know my daughter won't tolerate a brace well.
We went back to the orthopedic surgeon in December and were told her curve had decreased to 13*. This is very unusual but does happen from time to time. Whatever you are doing, keep it up. Come back in 6 months. Now that the curve has decreased it is highly unlikely it will increase again, since she is over a year past her first period and her major growth is behind her.
Well, we went back to the orthopedic surgeon last week for the six month check up and were shocked to find out her curve is now at 32*. We really went in feeling it would be a routine check up, hear words like "looks great, come back in 6 months" etc.
No one (the orthopede or her pediatrician) can explain this. Now they are talking about bracing her, but telling me in the same breath that many people would consider it too late for a brace because she is so far past her first period. They are also telling me she could regress, progress or stay at this point. No one really knows.
I am extremely confused. She has not followed any of the typical characteristics of scoliosis. If someone could tell me bracing her will make it better and is necessary, I would do it in a minute. I just am having a hard time accepting putting her through that when I have gotten so much conflicting information on bracing at her age and can't get any concrete answers on what may or may not happen if she is braced vs. nonbraced. For now, I have decided to double up on her chiropractor appointments and have her xrayed again in 6 weeks.
Has ayone ever heard of scoliosos progressing like this? rapid regression and then rapid progression?
JT
We went back to the orthopedic surgeon in December and were told her curve had decreased to 13*. This is very unusual but does happen from time to time. Whatever you are doing, keep it up. Come back in 6 months. Now that the curve has decreased it is highly unlikely it will increase again, since she is over a year past her first period and her major growth is behind her.
Well, we went back to the orthopedic surgeon last week for the six month check up and were shocked to find out her curve is now at 32*. We really went in feeling it would be a routine check up, hear words like "looks great, come back in 6 months" etc.
No one (the orthopede or her pediatrician) can explain this. Now they are talking about bracing her, but telling me in the same breath that many people would consider it too late for a brace because she is so far past her first period. They are also telling me she could regress, progress or stay at this point. No one really knows.
I am extremely confused. She has not followed any of the typical characteristics of scoliosis. If someone could tell me bracing her will make it better and is necessary, I would do it in a minute. I just am having a hard time accepting putting her through that when I have gotten so much conflicting information on bracing at her age and can't get any concrete answers on what may or may not happen if she is braced vs. nonbraced. For now, I have decided to double up on her chiropractor appointments and have her xrayed again in 6 weeks.
Has ayone ever heard of scoliosos progressing like this? rapid regression and then rapid progression?
JT
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