My daughters go for their first visit at Shriner's Hospital in Portland on 10/13/04. My oldest daughter is 16 and has been diagnosed with scoliosis and possibly Scheuermann's. We won't know the final diagnosis and degrees of her curves until 10/13. But she does experience a lot of pain in her back. We were using a Chiropractor for her until this last May. It only was a temporary fix and did not give her complete relief. She was going into the Chiropractor three times a week. As an avid basketball player, she would go in prior to leaving for a basketball game and immediately following a basketball game. Don't take me wrong, because we do use chiropractor's on a regular basis, but sometimes another intervention is needed. My middle daughter seems to have one leg longer than the other, which is causing her problem with scoliosis, and my youngest daughter is just at the beginning of scoliosis. The younger two don't have much pain, if any at all. We do encourage all of our children to stay active to keep their backs in the best possible condition as possible. The other thing to keep in mind is that some people have a lower pain tolerance than others, which is very normal. I don't know if you remember Lamaze breathing when you were in labor, but our girls use it when their back muscles get sore. It really does help them relax. Also, we keep a good supply of ice jel-packs in the freezer and old socks filled with rice for hot packs. The rice socks can be heated easily in the microwave. Our girls use them to help loosen muscle tightness before they are playing basketball, along with good warming up exercises. Keep your chin up. I have only just begun this journey, but hopefully these ideas might help aleviate some pain for your son.
Posted By nikki on September 21, 2004 at 15:01:39:
In Reply to: Re: Scheuermann's Kyphosis
posted by Jill on September 09, 2004 at 13:57:42:
