Sherie:
Thanks for your quick response. I don't know if you saw my post under diagnostic but there is some debate about Esme's exact present Cobb angles. If radiology is correct and her angles are T42 and L38 she would be a possible candidate for the Spinecor - we are hoping their readings are the correct ones! They have done the measurements twice now.
The surgeon says her angles are T52 and L48 but he was measuring on the computer whereas radiology uses the actual film. I don't know if this makes a difference in the outcome - the orthotist says it can in that it is hard to draw the lines accurately on the computer.
Esme has recently had a Charleston night brace made which addressed only the lower curve but in this brace her curve was adjusted to L15 so there must still be some flexibility in her spine. (She can't wear this brace because it is too uncomfortable - she can't get to sleep in it.)
The chiro is working on loosening up the muscles around her spine with the moving bed and massage. Esme is also doing arm punches to strengthen the muscles on the concave side. Hopefully this will help if she gets the Spinecor in that her back muscles will be loosened up and allow her spine to move. She has never really been braced because the two night braces made for her didn't work even though they gave excellent correction.
I am probably over-thinking this but can't help it!!
Thanks for your quick response. I don't know if you saw my post under diagnostic but there is some debate about Esme's exact present Cobb angles. If radiology is correct and her angles are T42 and L38 she would be a possible candidate for the Spinecor - we are hoping their readings are the correct ones! They have done the measurements twice now.
The surgeon says her angles are T52 and L48 but he was measuring on the computer whereas radiology uses the actual film. I don't know if this makes a difference in the outcome - the orthotist says it can in that it is hard to draw the lines accurately on the computer.
Esme has recently had a Charleston night brace made which addressed only the lower curve but in this brace her curve was adjusted to L15 so there must still be some flexibility in her spine. (She can't wear this brace because it is too uncomfortable - she can't get to sleep in it.)
The chiro is working on loosening up the muscles around her spine with the moving bed and massage. Esme is also doing arm punches to strengthen the muscles on the concave side. Hopefully this will help if she gets the Spinecor in that her back muscles will be loosened up and allow her spine to move. She has never really been braced because the two night braces made for her didn't work even though they gave excellent correction.
I am probably over-thinking this but can't help it!!
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