All- I have been reading with interest all the great posts out there from some wonderful parents who are well in along in the fight that I am just starting with my son. Eric is 13 with 13 degree thoracic and 13 degree compensating lumbar curve. He is 5'5" and just hitting puberty Risser 0. I know that gender is on my side here, but of course got what I expected in our first consult with the ortho doc (Emory Spine doc)...wait and see...7 mos come back for another xray. Then KEEP watching IF or when it progresses. I want to start some type of PT for the assymetry in core muscles (read the '03 article in Orthopaedics) and I will most likely start some melatonin (thanks Dingo). Eric was also a night light kid. The doc reluctantly gave me a script for PT. Luckily my husband is a personal trainer, so if we can "learn" some of the right things to do it may not be too onerous for Eric to do them. Right now he just wants to ignore the whole thing. He is a very active and talented baseball and football player and is "stunned" about the betrayal he feels his body has dealt him. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

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