Medical, Question about Scoliosis and back pain

Question about Scoliosis and back pain

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Paul Fortman : free spiri #1 / 4	Question about Scoliosis and back pain I have had constant back pain, mostly upper but some lower too, since I was a very young child. Not too long ago I had a chest X-ray to check for pneunomia. The doctor informed me that I didn't have pneumonia, but did ask me about my scoliosis. Until that day I didn't know that I had scoliosis. Is there any effective treatment for scoliosis for someone who is in their 30s. Is the scoliosis the cause of my back pain--back pain that is sometimes so severe that I cannot function at all. Also, since early childhood, I frequently get severe aches and pains in my muscles and joints, which can also keep me from functioning. Thanks. Paul Fortman
Mon, 06 Feb 1995 00:52:33 GMT

Pat Smi #2 / 4	Question about Scoliosis and back pain Quote: > I have had constant back pain, mostly upper but some lower too, since > I was a very young child. Not too long ago I had a chest X-ray to > check for pneunomia. The doctor informed me that I didn't have > pneumonia, but did ask me about my scoliosis. Until that day I > didn't know that I had scoliosis. Is there any effective treatment > for scoliosis for someone who is in their 30s. Is the scoliosis the > cause of my back pain--back pain that is sometimes so severe that I > cannot function at all. Also, since early childhood, I frequently > get severe aches and pains in my muscles and joints, which can also > keep me from functioning. > Thanks. > Paul Fortman Scoliosis typically doesn't worsen at your age. It tends to worsen during the puberty years when kids are growing a lot and probably as we get elderly. You might want to go to an orthopedic surgeon for an evaulation. There are some things that might help you - primarily exercise - especially swimming. Bracing isn't too advisable as you want the muscles to be active and support the spine. If your scoiosis was really bad, you would have known about it years ago and then surgery is warranted in some cases.
Tue, 07 Feb 1995 03:48:33 GMT

Linda Sn #3 / 4	Question about Scoliosis and back pain Quote: >I have had constant back pain, mostly upper but some lower too, since >I was a very young child. Not too long ago I had a chest X-ray to >check for pneunomia. The doctor informed me that I didn't have >pneumonia, but did ask me about my scoliosis. Until that day I >didn't know that I had scoliosis. Is there any effective treatment >for scoliosis for someone who is in their 30s. Is the scoliosis the >cause of my back pain--back pain that is sometimes so severe that I >cannot function at all. Also, since early childhood, I frequently >get severe aches and pains in my muscles and joints, which can also >keep me from functioning. Are you saying you had debilitating back and joint pain all through childhood with no diagnosis or treatment? What you had sure sounds like some sort of child-onset arthritis to me. Whatever it is, it should have been treated. As for your scoliosis: I don't think they use surgical corrections in {filter}s, but supposedly there are exercises that help. I had a friend with it, and she took ballet lessons. She said as long as she kept up her lessons and her practice the scoliosis didn't bother her. I think an orthopedist followed by a physical therapist would be indicated. . . . . . . .
Wed, 08 Feb 1995 00:46:23 GMT

Mary Shaf #4 / 4	Question about Scoliosis and back pain Quote: > As for your scoliosis: I don't think they use surgical > corrections in {filter}s, but supposedly there are exercises that help. > I think an orthopedist followed by a physical therapist would be > indicated. They do use surgical corrections for scoliosis in {filter}s; they implant rods on either side of the spine and bolt on hooks that go around the vertebra. One of the members of my car pool had this surgery scheduled before her husband died (she postponed for a while) and she brought in pictures of the hardware. It looks pretty horrorific, but she's gone from pain to numbness and the time is coming to install it. She did the exercises for years, but they only slowed the problem, not stopped it. There's a national scoliosis group and there may be local ones, too. I'd suggest asking at the nearest teaching hospital. My friend found hers through UCLA. -- Mary Shafer DoD #0362 KotFR NASA Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards, CA "There's no kill like a guns kill." LCDR "Hoser" Satrapa, gunnery instructor "A kill is a kill." Anonymous
Wed, 08 Feb 1995 05:28:02 GMT

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