I don't know if I am even in the correct place anymore but I thought I would elicit some opinions. Several weeks ago, I wrote on this thread about my daughter Michelle's back pain and a questionable scoliosis diagnosis. We have since been to the Springifeld, MA Shriners Hospital for further evaluation and treatment. The pediatric ortho surgeon ordered a full spine MRI and blood tests. While I am happy to report that the tests showed no abnormalities (stress fracture, tumor, etc), he concluded that her curve was not a structural scoliosis. He called it a muscular or postural curve as Michelle's spine is straight when she stands upright (which she can do with a lot of pain). He told us that he had only seen this once in his 25 year practice and it was with a teenaged girl who had undergone a serious emotional trauma in her life. We assured him that Michelle was a happy and well adjusted child, no traumas here. He was very dismissive of us and ordered three weeks of physical therapy, once per week, and basically showed us the door and said not to come back until August. We have had two therapy sessions and Michelle is doing daily core exercises to strengthen her muscles. We are also doing visual "cueing" to remind her to stand straight. She has seen no improvement in her pain and we are becoming extremely frustrated. Does anyone have any suggestions? We have already tried chiropractic. I am thinking of seeing another ortho somewhere else or maybe even a sports medicine doctor. Michelle is a dancer, cheerleader and lacrosse player. Most of her muscles are already quite strong. I don't know if someone is missing something here..................HELP!
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