Hi
I'm new to this forum and would like to ask your advice...
I have just been diagnosed with scoliosis by a chiropractor at the age of 38, after having years of undiagnosed back pain. I then went to my GP who referred me to a physio, but he never suggested sending me to a scoliosis specialist - neither did he even examine me, even when I told him what was wrong with me!
Anyway, having seen the x-rays that the chiropractor took, and comparing them with other x-rays I've seen, I think my scoliosis falls into the 'mild' category (I don't actually know what Cobb measurements are). Having said that, I can see the outward signs of it ie the ribs sticking out more on one side, ribcage unlevel, right shoulder blade sticking out, pelvis higher on one side - I think it is the wonky pelvis which is giving me the most pain at the moment.
So my question is, do I go back to my GP and insist that I get referred to a specialist? Or do I just carry on with the physio etc and learn to live with it? I know my case is definitely not bad enough for surgery, and from what I've read there is no other treatment for adult scoliosis, it is more just a case of trying to alleviate the symptoms. And am I right in thinking that if you have a mild case as an adult, the curves are fairly stable and unlikely to progress? If this is the case, there would seem little point in pursuing it with my GP.
I don't want to make a fuss about this to my GP if nothing can be done about it - and surely if he had thought it was serious he would have referred me? (Then again he didn't even examine me so how could he know how serious it is?! Maybe he is waiting for the report from the physio...)
So, will I be demanding or just accept it and get on with trying to alleviate the symptoms - what do you think?
I'm new to this forum and would like to ask your advice...
I have just been diagnosed with scoliosis by a chiropractor at the age of 38, after having years of undiagnosed back pain. I then went to my GP who referred me to a physio, but he never suggested sending me to a scoliosis specialist - neither did he even examine me, even when I told him what was wrong with me!
Anyway, having seen the x-rays that the chiropractor took, and comparing them with other x-rays I've seen, I think my scoliosis falls into the 'mild' category (I don't actually know what Cobb measurements are). Having said that, I can see the outward signs of it ie the ribs sticking out more on one side, ribcage unlevel, right shoulder blade sticking out, pelvis higher on one side - I think it is the wonky pelvis which is giving me the most pain at the moment.
So my question is, do I go back to my GP and insist that I get referred to a specialist? Or do I just carry on with the physio etc and learn to live with it? I know my case is definitely not bad enough for surgery, and from what I've read there is no other treatment for adult scoliosis, it is more just a case of trying to alleviate the symptoms. And am I right in thinking that if you have a mild case as an adult, the curves are fairly stable and unlikely to progress? If this is the case, there would seem little point in pursuing it with my GP.
I don't want to make a fuss about this to my GP if nothing can be done about it - and surely if he had thought it was serious he would have referred me? (Then again he didn't even examine me so how could he know how serious it is?! Maybe he is waiting for the report from the physio...)
So, will I be demanding or just accept it and get on with trying to alleviate the symptoms - what do you think?
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