Hello all,
I will be happy to provide more information if needed, but I'll try to keep my intro brief.
I am a 44, soon to be 45, female. My left lumbar scoliosis was discovered very early. I started PT and monitoring at 12 degrees. I was braced (Boston) at 18 degrees and finished bracing at 18 degrees. Success!
During the 80s I never heard the words "rotation" or "imbalance". I have no measurements but I do have rotation and my head has never been over my feet.
I started having disc problems with both back pain and leg numbness in 2010. I see a regular orthopedist, not a scoliosis specialist. My doctor does feel the curve contributed to the overall degeneration. (He described my spine as a 70-year-old lady's spine.) At that time (January 2010), my curve was still only 22 degrees. I have used nerve blocks, PT, and OTC meds handle the pain.
This fall the pain returned with an intensity and I felt ... unstable. I am sure I felt my lower spine wobble several times.
X-rays in January 2016 showed a 42 degree curve with a new (very small) compensating curve. Unfortunately I have no X-rays between 2010 and 2016.
My orthopedic doctor prescribed Schroth PT. I declined a 3rd nerve block. I return in a few weeks for a follow-up.
So ... should I be worried? Because I am worried. Maybe I'm too worried. I never expected my curve to change that much. Is it possible for a curve to progress and then stabilize in adults?
Thank you!
I will be happy to provide more information if needed, but I'll try to keep my intro brief.
I am a 44, soon to be 45, female. My left lumbar scoliosis was discovered very early. I started PT and monitoring at 12 degrees. I was braced (Boston) at 18 degrees and finished bracing at 18 degrees. Success!
During the 80s I never heard the words "rotation" or "imbalance". I have no measurements but I do have rotation and my head has never been over my feet.
I started having disc problems with both back pain and leg numbness in 2010. I see a regular orthopedist, not a scoliosis specialist. My doctor does feel the curve contributed to the overall degeneration. (He described my spine as a 70-year-old lady's spine.) At that time (January 2010), my curve was still only 22 degrees. I have used nerve blocks, PT, and OTC meds handle the pain.
This fall the pain returned with an intensity and I felt ... unstable. I am sure I felt my lower spine wobble several times.
X-rays in January 2016 showed a 42 degree curve with a new (very small) compensating curve. Unfortunately I have no X-rays between 2010 and 2016.
My orthopedic doctor prescribed Schroth PT. I declined a 3rd nerve block. I return in a few weeks for a follow-up.
So ... should I be worried? Because I am worried. Maybe I'm too worried. I never expected my curve to change that much. Is it possible for a curve to progress and then stabilize in adults?
Thank you!
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