The person Sharon is talking about above is my daughter.
The details are correct except for the part about another orthopedic doctor remeasuring the xrays. The other doctor looked at my measurements and said they appear correct. He did not remeasure the angle.
Small detail but worth noting.
Even with the discrepancy, I would have kept my daughter in the brace had there been some reasonable in-brace correction. There was not.
Personally, In My Opinion, I have to dismiss the data that these folks published as being questionable.
But I still believe the brace holds promise for adults like yourself and for many kids, particularly those who are young. But I would advise parents of kids to have a look at the inbrace xrays and compare them to the pre-brace xrays. (This can be done at the first visit unlike "deep throats" suggestion) I have reservations, based on anecdotal evidence here, and Weiss's paper, that the brace may fail to hold the curve during the peak growth stage. The SpineCor thread has been going on for a while now and I dont recall reading about anyone being successful through the growth spurt with the brace.
The details are correct except for the part about another orthopedic doctor remeasuring the xrays. The other doctor looked at my measurements and said they appear correct. He did not remeasure the angle.
Small detail but worth noting.
Even with the discrepancy, I would have kept my daughter in the brace had there been some reasonable in-brace correction. There was not.
Personally, In My Opinion, I have to dismiss the data that these folks published as being questionable.
But I still believe the brace holds promise for adults like yourself and for many kids, particularly those who are young. But I would advise parents of kids to have a look at the inbrace xrays and compare them to the pre-brace xrays. (This can be done at the first visit unlike "deep throats" suggestion) I have reservations, based on anecdotal evidence here, and Weiss's paper, that the brace may fail to hold the curve during the peak growth stage. The SpineCor thread has been going on for a while now and I dont recall reading about anyone being successful through the growth spurt with the brace.
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