Hi Jill,
I get what you are saying. And yes, that's one thing I hate about these forums, how the written word can sometimes be misinterpreted. I worried about that in my earlier post to you because I was simply speculating (based on various things I have learned and had heard) about how Dr. Betz arrived at his views regarding Spinecor...sort of thinking out loud.
Each of us has different experiences - as you and MJB have had with Dr. Rivard. I agree that we could chalk it up to him having a bad day (everyone does) except that, as you say, MJB stated that this has happened repeatedly so I honestly don't know how to explain the differences in your experiences.
As for how much experience the doctors in Dr. Betz's network have had with Spinecor, I guess if by "experience" we are talking about kids they've prescribed it for, then probably none because they don't believe it is effective so they don't use it.
I know that in the case of Shriners, I personally know a few kids who ended up having spinal fusion there after the Spinecor didn't hold their curves. Now, of course, this could happen with any brace, but maybe Dr. Betz is forming his opinion, in part at least, based on patients who have come to him after using Spinecor, I don't know.
I, too, am wondering how things went today for MJB.
I get what you are saying. And yes, that's one thing I hate about these forums, how the written word can sometimes be misinterpreted. I worried about that in my earlier post to you because I was simply speculating (based on various things I have learned and had heard) about how Dr. Betz arrived at his views regarding Spinecor...sort of thinking out loud.
Each of us has different experiences - as you and MJB have had with Dr. Rivard. I agree that we could chalk it up to him having a bad day (everyone does) except that, as you say, MJB stated that this has happened repeatedly so I honestly don't know how to explain the differences in your experiences.
As for how much experience the doctors in Dr. Betz's network have had with Spinecor, I guess if by "experience" we are talking about kids they've prescribed it for, then probably none because they don't believe it is effective so they don't use it.
I know that in the case of Shriners, I personally know a few kids who ended up having spinal fusion there after the Spinecor didn't hold their curves. Now, of course, this could happen with any brace, but maybe Dr. Betz is forming his opinion, in part at least, based on patients who have come to him after using Spinecor, I don't know.
I, too, am wondering how things went today for MJB.
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