Re: Parents with 2 + children 1 or more with Scoli ()

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I have a baby girl Isabelle who is 15 months. We have also been

seeing Dr.Emans in Boston. We see him this Friday for Isabelle but

also for my other daughter Emma, who is 3 years old. I suspect that

she to has scoliosis, we will find out this friday. I noticed one

shoulder is higher Than the other and one side of her back is

noticebly bigger than the other.

I mentioned casting to Dr. Emans and he didn't want to go that route

yet with Isabelle. I think he wants to see if this new brace, with

the correction built into the brace, would work for her. I wanted to

know how you felt about the casting? Did Dr. Emans do it?

Thats great that the brace is holding him!

~

> >

> > Hi Deshea,

> > I'm so glad to hear that you liked Dr. Hresko. He's made us

very

> > comfortable from the start with Abby...and now also with Noah.

> Abby started off at a

> > 47 degree curve and is currently down to 8 degrees in brace.

Noah

> is just

> > being watched at this point. He's going to be a year next month

> and so far his

> > back looks ok, but his ribs are starting to protrude on the

right

> side...plus

> > he has the lumbar kyphosis. We have a follow up for both of

them

> next week

> > including x-rays, so we're excited to see where they're at!

Glad

> to hear all

> > is going so well with Lucas!!

> > , mom to

> > Abby (35 months),

> > Noah (11 months) &

> > our newest little angel, Amelia (Only 3 days old!!)

> >

> >

> > In a message dated 1/15/2008 9:34:57 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

> > deshea@ writes:

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > hi everyone,

> >

> > a little update from us. we decided to make contact with a local

> ortho again

> > just in case we ever need someone close. i was interested in dr.

> hresko at

> > children's in boston ever since i heard that he has referred

> patients to dr.

> > sanders and was even interested in doing casting but was never

> able to get

> > that up and running for unknown reasons. more recently i read

that

> he was the

> > first ortho in boston to perform the vertebral stapling

procedure

> at

> > children's. previously it was only done in philly.

> >

> > what a nice man. definitely different from our other experience

at

> > children's here. basically we went over lucas' history, and he

> looked through his

> > x-rays from montreal from the last year and a half. no new x-

rays

> were taken.

> >

> > dr. hresko said that he really likes the spinecor brace and has

> been

> > following the papers and developments of it. they used to use it

> at children's for

> > ais cases, but had some difficulty with compliance due to the

> crotch straps in

> > the teen age girls. i guess they didn't have as good as results

as

> dr.

> > rivard's group. he mentioned how good lucas looks on x-ray and

> just looking at his

> > back. he thought that if we could continue with the spinecor for

> as long as

> > possible -- i guess meaning either until it doesn't hold the

curve

> if does

> > progress or as long as lucas tolerates it, then he thought that

> would be

> > wonderful.

> >

> > i must say that i thought it was very interesting that he

> didn't " push "

> > stapling. i guess that i thought he might leave that door open

as

> an option to us

> > now, but on the contrary, even when we asked about it, he did

not

> really

> > elaborate or want to discuss it in detail.

> >

> > anyway, i guess we will stay the course. my husband came out of

> the appt.

> > quite relieved to hear from another ortho that lucas is doing

> well.

> >

> > thanks for listening!

> > deshea

> > __________________________________________________________

> > mom to lucas (6 yrs old) and ruby (3 yrs old and a handful!)

> > north of boston, ma

> >

> > lucas was diagnosed with infantile scoliosis at 18 mos 68o/45o

> > spinal detethering due to a tight/fatty filum at 22 mos

> > tlso and charleston brace from 18 mos to 2 1/2 yrs old at

> children's boston,

> > ma

> > serial plaster casting from 2 1/2 until 4 1/2 yrs old at shriners

> in erie, pa

> > now in a spinecor brace at 24o/18o from montreal.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in

> shape.

> > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?

> NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

,

What is the degree of curvature for Isabelle, 15 months? Is her curve too

small to warrant treating it early with the Mehta Method? Just curious. The

rapid growth spurt is generally 0-2 years of age.

Shellie

tiffanyburton54 wrote:

Hi ,

I have a baby girl Isabelle who is 15 months. We have also been

seeing Dr.Emans in Boston. We see him this Friday for Isabelle but

also for my other daughter Emma, who is 3 years old. I suspect that

she to has scoliosis, we will find out this friday. I noticed one

shoulder is higher Than the other and one side of her back is

noticebly bigger than the other.

I mentioned casting to Dr. Emans and he didn't want to go that route

yet with Isabelle. I think he wants to see if this new brace, with

the correction built into the brace, would work for her. I wanted to

know how you felt about the casting? Did Dr. Emans do it?

Thats great that the brace is holding him!

~

> >

> > Hi Deshea,

> > I'm so glad to hear that you liked Dr. Hresko. He's made us

very

> > comfortable from the start with Abby...and now also with Noah.

> Abby started off at a

> > 47 degree curve and is currently down to 8 degrees in brace.

Noah

> is just

> > being watched at this point. He's going to be a year next month

> and so far his

> > back looks ok, but his ribs are starting to protrude on the

right

> side...plus

> > he has the lumbar kyphosis. We have a follow up for both of

them

> next week

> > including x-rays, so we're excited to see where they're at!

Glad

> to hear all

> > is going so well with Lucas!!

> > , mom to

> > Abby (35 months),

> > Noah (11 months) &

> > our newest little angel, Amelia (Only 3 days old!!)

> >

> >

> > In a message dated 1/15/2008 9:34:57 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

> > deshea@ writes:

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > hi everyone,

> >

> > a little update from us. we decided to make contact with a local

> ortho again

> > just in case we ever need someone close. i was interested in dr.

> hresko at

> > children's in boston ever since i heard that he has referred

> patients to dr.

> > sanders and was even interested in doing casting but was never

> able to get

> > that up and running for unknown reasons. more recently i read

that

> he was the

> > first ortho in boston to perform the vertebral stapling

procedure

> at

> > children's. previously it was only done in philly.

> >

> > what a nice man. definitely different from our other experience

at

> > children's here. basically we went over lucas' history, and he

> looked through his

> > x-rays from montreal from the last year and a half. no new x-

rays

> were taken.

> >

> > dr. hresko said that he really likes the spinecor brace and has

> been

> > following the papers and developments of it. they used to use it

> at children's for

> > ais cases, but had some difficulty with compliance due to the

> crotch straps in

> > the teen age girls. i guess they didn't have as good as results

as

> dr.

> > rivard's group. he mentioned how good lucas looks on x-ray and

> just looking at his

> > back. he thought that if we could continue with the spinecor for

> as long as

> > possible -- i guess meaning either until it doesn't hold the

curve

> if does

> > progress or as long as lucas tolerates it, then he thought that

> would be

> > wonderful.

> >

> > i must say that i thought it was very interesting that he

> didn't " push "

> > stapling. i guess that i thought he might leave that door open

as

> an option to us

> > now, but on the contrary, even when we asked about it, he did

not

> really

> > elaborate or want to discuss it in detail.

> >

> > anyway, i guess we will stay the course. my husband came out of

> the appt.

> > quite relieved to hear from another ortho that lucas is doing

> well.

> >

> > thanks for listening!

> > deshea

> > __________________________________________________________

> > mom to lucas (6 yrs old) and ruby (3 yrs old and a handful!)

> > north of boston, ma

> >

> > lucas was diagnosed with infantile scoliosis at 18 mos 68o/45o

> > spinal detethering due to a tight/fatty filum at 22 mos

> > tlso and charleston brace from 18 mos to 2 1/2 yrs old at

> children's boston,

> > ma

> > serial plaster casting from 2 1/2 until 4 1/2 yrs old at shriners

> in erie, pa

> > now in a spinecor brace at 24o/18o from montreal.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in

> shape.

> > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?

> NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Just wanted to share that Dr. Emans is actually the one that told us that Sophia

needed Dr. Mehta style early treatment with serial casting (we had not heard of

it, but knew the wait and see approach wasn't the right answer either so we had

continued to press for more options). Based on the MRI and multiple x-rays we

had sent to Boston, he said that was her best hope. He referred us to Dr.

in Erie, PA. This was when she was 7 months old.

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Hi ,

I have a baby girl Isabelle who is 15 months. We have also been

seeing Dr.Emans in Boston. We see him this Friday for Isabelle but

also for my other daughter Emma, who is 3 years old. I suspect that

she to has scoliosis, we will find out this friday. I noticed one

shoulder is higher Than the other and one side of her back is

noticebly bigger than the other.

I mentioned casting to Dr. Emans and he didn't want to go that route

yet with Isabelle. I think he wants to see if this new brace, with

the correction built into the brace, would work for her. I wanted to

know how you felt about the casting? Did Dr. Emans do it?

Thats great that the brace is holding him!

~

> >

> > Hi Deshea,

> > I'm so glad to hear that you liked Dr. Hresko. He's made us

very

> > comfortable from the start with Abby...and now also with Noah.

> Abby started off at a

> > 47 degree curve and is currently down to 8 degrees in brace.

Noah

> is just

> > being watched at this point. He's going to be a year next month

> and so far his

> > back looks ok, but his ribs are starting to protrude on the

right

> side...plus

> > he has the lumbar kyphosis. We have a follow up for both of

them

> next week

> > including x-rays, so we're excited to see where they're at!

Glad

> to hear all

> > is going so well with Lucas!!

> > , mom to

> > Abby (35 months),

> > Noah (11 months) &

> > our newest little angel, Amelia (Only 3 days old!!)

> >

> >

> > In a message dated 1/15/2008 9:34:57 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

> > deshea@ writes:

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > hi everyone,

> >

> > a little update from us. we decided to make contact with a local

> ortho again

> > just in case we ever need someone close. i was interested in dr.

> hresko at

> > children's in boston ever since i heard that he has referred

> patients to dr.

> > sanders and was even interested in doing casting but was never

> able to get

> > that up and running for unknown reasons. more recently i read

that

> he was the

> > first ortho in boston to perform the vertebral stapling

procedure

> at

> > children's. previously it was only done in philly.

> >

> > what a nice man. definitely different from our other experience

at

> > children's here. basically we went over lucas' history, and he

> looked through his

> > x-rays from montreal from the last year and a half. no new x-

rays

> were taken.

> >

> > dr. hresko said that he really likes the spinecor brace and has

> been

> > following the papers and developments of it. they used to use it

> at children's for

> > ais cases, but had some difficulty with compliance due to the

> crotch straps in

> > the teen age girls. i guess they didn't have as good as results

as

> dr.

> > rivard's group. he mentioned how good lucas looks on x-ray and

> just looking at his

> > back. he thought that if we could continue with the spinecor for

> as long as

> > possible -- i guess meaning either until it doesn't hold the

curve

> if does

> > progress or as long as lucas tolerates it, then he thought that

> would be

> > wonderful.

> >

> > i must say that i thought it was very interesting that he

> didn't " push "

> > stapling. i guess that i thought he might leave that door open

as

> an option to us

> > now, but on the contrary, even when we asked about it, he did

not

> really

> > elaborate or want to discuss it in detail.

> >

> > anyway, i guess we will stay the course. my husband came out of

> the appt.

> > quite relieved to hear from another ortho that lucas is doing

> well.

> >

> > thanks for listening!

> > deshea

> > __________________________________________________________

> > mom to lucas (6 yrs old) and ruby (3 yrs old and a handful!)

> > north of boston, ma

> >

> > lucas was diagnosed with infantile scoliosis at 18 mos 68o/45o

> > spinal detethering due to a tight/fatty filum at 22 mos

> > tlso and charleston brace from 18 mos to 2 1/2 yrs old at

> children's boston,

> > ma

> > serial plaster casting from 2 1/2 until 4 1/2 yrs old at shriners

> in erie, pa

> > now in a spinecor brace at 24o/18o from montreal.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in

> shape.

> > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?

> NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Shellie,

In october, she started with a 40 degree thoracic curve and a 30

degree lumbar curve. Now, as of last x-ray which was in December in

brace, her thoracic curve is 30 degree and lumbar is 25.

> > >

> > > Hi Deshea,

> > > I'm so glad to hear that you liked Dr. Hresko. He's made us

> very

> > > comfortable from the start with Abby...and now also with Noah.

> > Abby started off at a

> > > 47 degree curve and is currently down to 8 degrees in brace.

> Noah

> > is just

> > > being watched at this point. He's going to be a year next month

> > and so far his

> > > back looks ok, but his ribs are starting to protrude on the

> right

> > side...plus

> > > he has the lumbar kyphosis. We have a follow up for both of

> them

> > next week

> > > including x-rays, so we're excited to see where they're at!

> Glad

> > to hear all

> > > is going so well with Lucas!!

> > > , mom to

> > > Abby (35 months),

> > > Noah (11 months) &

> > > our newest little angel, Amelia (Only 3 days old!!)

> > >

> > >

> > > In a message dated 1/15/2008 9:34:57 A.M. Eastern Standard

Time,

> > > deshea@ writes:

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > hi everyone,

> > >

> > > a little update from us. we decided to make contact with a

local

> > ortho again

> > > just in case we ever need someone close. i was interested in

dr.

> > hresko at

> > > children's in boston ever since i heard that he has referred

> > patients to dr.

> > > sanders and was even interested in doing casting but was never

> > able to get

> > > that up and running for unknown reasons. more recently i read

> that

> > he was the

> > > first ortho in boston to perform the vertebral stapling

> procedure

> > at

> > > children's. previously it was only done in philly.

> > >

> > > what a nice man. definitely different from our other experience

> at

> > > children's here. basically we went over lucas' history, and he

> > looked through his

> > > x-rays from montreal from the last year and a half. no new x-

> rays

> > were taken.

> > >

> > > dr. hresko said that he really likes the spinecor brace and has

> > been

> > > following the papers and developments of it. they used to use

it

> > at children's for

> > > ais cases, but had some difficulty with compliance due to the

> > crotch straps in

> > > the teen age girls. i guess they didn't have as good as results

> as

> > dr.

> > > rivard's group. he mentioned how good lucas looks on x-ray and

> > just looking at his

> > > back. he thought that if we could continue with the spinecor

for

> > as long as

> > > possible -- i guess meaning either until it doesn't hold the

> curve

> > if does

> > > progress or as long as lucas tolerates it, then he thought that

> > would be

> > > wonderful.

> > >

> > > i must say that i thought it was very interesting that he

> > didn't " push "

> > > stapling. i guess that i thought he might leave that door open

> as

> > an option to us

> > > now, but on the contrary, even when we asked about it, he did

> not

> > really

> > > elaborate or want to discuss it in detail.

> > >

> > > anyway, i guess we will stay the course. my husband came out of

> > the appt.

> > > quite relieved to hear from another ortho that lucas is doing

> > well.

> > >

> > > thanks for listening!

> > > deshea

> > > __________________________________________________________

> > > mom to lucas (6 yrs old) and ruby (3 yrs old and a handful!)

> > > north of boston, ma

> > >

> > > lucas was diagnosed with infantile scoliosis at 18 mos 68o/45o

> > > spinal detethering due to a tight/fatty filum at 22 mos

> > > tlso and charleston brace from 18 mos to 2 1/2 yrs old at

> > children's boston,

> > > ma

> > > serial plaster casting from 2 1/2 until 4 1/2 yrs old at

shriners

> > in erie, pa

> > > now in a spinecor brace at 24o/18o from montreal.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in

> > shape.

> > > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?

> > NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Hi Tina,

That makes me feel so much better knowing he had Sophia's best

interest at heart and not let his ego get in the way of what she

really needed. I have been seeing Dr. Emans since middle October and

I really like him. He is a straight shooter. I would think he would

have done the same for me if he thought Isabelle needed serial

casting.

> > >

> > > Hi Deshea,

> > > I'm so glad to hear that you liked Dr. Hresko. He's made us

> very

> > > comfortable from the start with Abby...and now also with Noah.

> > Abby started off at a

> > > 47 degree curve and is currently down to 8 degrees in brace.

> Noah

> > is just

> > > being watched at this point. He's going to be a year next month

> > and so far his

> > > back looks ok, but his ribs are starting to protrude on the

> right

> > side...plus

> > > he has the lumbar kyphosis. We have a follow up for both of

> them

> > next week

> > > including x-rays, so we're excited to see where they're at!

> Glad

> > to hear all

> > > is going so well with Lucas!!

> > > , mom to

> > > Abby (35 months),

> > > Noah (11 months) &

> > > our newest little angel, Amelia (Only 3 days old!!)

> > >

> > >

> > > In a message dated 1/15/2008 9:34:57 A.M. Eastern Standard

Time,

> > > deshea@ writes:

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > hi everyone,

> > >

> > > a little update from us. we decided to make contact with a

local

> > ortho again

> > > just in case we ever need someone close. i was interested in

dr.

> > hresko at

> > > children's in boston ever since i heard that he has referred

> > patients to dr.

> > > sanders and was even interested in doing casting but was never

> > able to get

> > > that up and running for unknown reasons. more recently i read

> that

> > he was the

> > > first ortho in boston to perform the vertebral stapling

> procedure

> > at

> > > children's. previously it was only done in philly.

> > >

> > > what a nice man. definitely different from our other experience

> at

> > > children's here. basically we went over lucas' history, and he

> > looked through his

> > > x-rays from montreal from the last year and a half. no new x-

> rays

> > were taken.

> > >

> > > dr. hresko said that he really likes the spinecor brace and has

> > been

> > > following the papers and developments of it. they used to use

it

> > at children's for

> > > ais cases, but had some difficulty with compliance due to the

> > crotch straps in

> > > the teen age girls. i guess they didn't have as good as results

> as

> > dr.

> > > rivard's group. he mentioned how good lucas looks on x-ray and

> > just looking at his

> > > back. he thought that if we could continue with the spinecor

for

> > as long as

> > > possible -- i guess meaning either until it doesn't hold the

> curve

> > if does

> > > progress or as long as lucas tolerates it, then he thought that

> > would be

> > > wonderful.

> > >

> > > i must say that i thought it was very interesting that he

> > didn't " push "

> > > stapling. i guess that i thought he might leave that door open

> as

> > an option to us

> > > now, but on the contrary, even when we asked about it, he did

> not

> > really

> > > elaborate or want to discuss it in detail.

> > >

> > > anyway, i guess we will stay the course. my husband came out of

> > the appt.

> > > quite relieved to hear from another ortho that lucas is doing

> > well.

> > >

> > > thanks for listening!

> > > deshea

> > > __________________________________________________________

> > > mom to lucas (6 yrs old) and ruby (3 yrs old and a handful!)

> > > north of boston, ma

> > >

> > > lucas was diagnosed with infantile scoliosis at 18 mos 68o/45o

> > > spinal detethering due to a tight/fatty filum at 22 mos

> > > tlso and charleston brace from 18 mos to 2 1/2 yrs old at

> > children's boston,

> > > ma

> > > serial plaster casting from 2 1/2 until 4 1/2 yrs old at

shriners

> > in erie, pa

> > > now in a spinecor brace at 24o/18o from montreal.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in

> > shape.

> > > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?

> > NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

I was just wondering with her age, why he didn't refer you also for early

treatment with the Mehta Method. Maybe due to her RVAD number? I guess I am

just a little biased towards early treatment because I know how difficult a life

of surgery is. The window of correction time is very small, before it is too

late to resolve the curve. Then years of bracing and eventual surgery are

inevitable. The sooner the curve is iradicated, the better. I don't mean to

offend, I am just very passionate! After viewing Mehta's DVD, hanging around

all these years, and seeing my daughter have surgery every 6 mos. I am

determined that every parent have access to information so they can make the

choice they deem best.

Shellie Grant

tiffanyburton54 wrote:

Shellie,

In october, she started with a 40 degree thoracic curve and a 30

degree lumbar curve. Now, as of last x-ray which was in December in

brace, her thoracic curve is 30 degree and lumbar is 25.

> > >

> > > Hi Deshea,

> > > I'm so glad to hear that you liked Dr. Hresko. He's made us

> very

> > > comfortable from the start with Abby...and now also with Noah.

> > Abby started off at a

> > > 47 degree curve and is currently down to 8 degrees in brace.

> Noah

> > is just

> > > being watched at this point. He's going to be a year next month

> > and so far his

> > > back looks ok, but his ribs are starting to protrude on the

> right

> > side...plus

> > > he has the lumbar kyphosis. We have a follow up for both of

> them

> > next week

> > > including x-rays, so we're excited to see where they're at!

> Glad

> > to hear all

> > > is going so well with Lucas!!

> > > , mom to

> > > Abby (35 months),

> > > Noah (11 months) &

> > > our newest little angel, Amelia (Only 3 days old!!)

> > >

> > >

> > > In a message dated 1/15/2008 9:34:57 A.M. Eastern Standard

Time,

> > > deshea@ writes:

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > hi everyone,

> > >

> > > a little update from us. we decided to make contact with a

local

> > ortho again

> > > just in case we ever need someone close. i was interested in

dr.

> > hresko at

> > > children's in boston ever since i heard that he has referred

> > patients to dr.

> > > sanders and was even interested in doing casting but was never

> > able to get

> > > that up and running for unknown reasons. more recently i read

> that

> > he was the

> > > first ortho in boston to perform the vertebral stapling

> procedure

> > at

> > > children's. previously it was only done in philly.

> > >

> > > what a nice man. definitely different from our other experience

> at

> > > children's here. basically we went over lucas' history, and he

> > looked through his

> > > x-rays from montreal from the last year and a half. no new x-

> rays

> > were taken.

> > >

> > > dr. hresko said that he really likes the spinecor brace and has

> > been

> > > following the papers and developments of it. they used to use

it

> > at children's for

> > > ais cases, but had some difficulty with compliance due to the

> > crotch straps in

> > > the teen age girls. i guess they didn't have as good as results

> as

> > dr.

> > > rivard's group. he mentioned how good lucas looks on x-ray and

> > just looking at his

> > > back. he thought that if we could continue with the spinecor

for

> > as long as

> > > possible -- i guess meaning either until it doesn't hold the

> curve

> > if does

> > > progress or as long as lucas tolerates it, then he thought that

> > would be

> > > wonderful.

> > >

> > > i must say that i thought it was very interesting that he

> > didn't " push "

> > > stapling. i guess that i thought he might leave that door open

> as

> > an option to us

> > > now, but on the contrary, even when we asked about it, he did

> not

> > really

> > > elaborate or want to discuss it in detail.

> > >

> > > anyway, i guess we will stay the course. my husband came out of

> > the appt.

> > > quite relieved to hear from another ortho that lucas is doing

> > well.

> > >

> > > thanks for listening!

> > > deshea

> > > __________________________________________________________

> > > mom to lucas (6 yrs old) and ruby (3 yrs old and a handful!)

> > > north of boston, ma

> > >

> > > lucas was diagnosed with infantile scoliosis at 18 mos 68o/45o

> > > spinal detethering due to a tight/fatty filum at 22 mos

> > > tlso and charleston brace from 18 mos to 2 1/2 yrs old at

> > children's boston,

> > > ma

> > > serial plaster casting from 2 1/2 until 4 1/2 yrs old at

shriners

> > in erie, pa

> > > now in a spinecor brace at 24o/18o from montreal.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in

> > shape.

> > > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?

> > NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

May I recommend that you read " Growth as a corrective force in the early

treatment of progressive infantile scoliosis, " by Mehta. This published

medical article can be found in the FILES section of this group. Another

excellent " Early Treatment " source would be the " New Direction " dvd. Both

of these items will ~really~ give you an understanding of this gentle,

effective treatment. Early Treatment is new in the pediatric orthopaedic

community, so please look into both, so you can ask the right questions at

your next appt. Infants & young children have a window of time to benefit

from the Early Treatment Mehta Method, and many parents on this group are

currently experiencing this treatment, so please continue asking questions

and let us know what we can do to help.

I have been out of the loop for a while, so if you have already heard

these recommendations from others, please disregard.

I am sure other parents from your area will share their experiences, as well.

Welcome to CAST!

HRH

> Just wanted to share that Dr. Emans is actually the one that told us that

> Sophia needed Dr. Mehta style early treatment with serial casting (we had

> not heard of it, but knew the wait and see approach wasn't the right

> answer either so we had continued to press for more options). Based on the

> MRI and multiple x-rays we had sent to Boston, he said that was her best

> hope. He referred us to Dr. in Erie, PA. This was when she was 7

> months old.

>

> -------------- Original message --------------

>

> Hi ,

> I have a baby girl Isabelle who is 15 months. We have also been

> seeing Dr.Emans in Boston. We see him this Friday for Isabelle but

> also for my other daughter Emma, who is 3 years old. I suspect that

> she to has scoliosis, we will find out this friday. I noticed one

> shoulder is higher Than the other and one side of her back is

> noticebly bigger than the other.

> I mentioned casting to Dr. Emans and he didn't want to go that route

> yet with Isabelle. I think he wants to see if this new brace, with

> the correction built into the brace, would work for her. I wanted to

> know how you felt about the casting? Did Dr. Emans do it?

> Thats great that the brace is holding him!

>

> ~

>

>

>> >

>> > Hi Deshea,

>> > I'm so glad to hear that you liked Dr. Hresko. He's made us

> very

>> > comfortable from the start with Abby...and now also with Noah.

>> Abby started off at a

>> > 47 degree curve and is currently down to 8 degrees in brace.

> Noah

>> is just

>> > being watched at this point. He's going to be a year next month

>> and so far his

>> > back looks ok, but his ribs are starting to protrude on the

> right

>> side...plus

>> > he has the lumbar kyphosis. We have a follow up for both of

> them

>> next week

>> > including x-rays, so we're excited to see where they're at!

> Glad

>> to hear all

>> > is going so well with Lucas!!

>> > , mom to

>> > Abby (35 months),

>> > Noah (11 months) &

>> > our newest little angel, Amelia (Only 3 days old!!)

>> >

>> >

>> > In a message dated 1/15/2008 9:34:57 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

>> > deshea@ writes:

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> > hi everyone,

>> >

>> > a little update from us. we decided to make contact with a local

>> ortho again

>> > just in case we ever need someone close. i was interested in dr.

>> hresko at

>> > children's in boston ever since i heard that he has referred

>> patients to dr.

>> > sanders and was even interested in doing casting but was never

>> able to get

>> > that up and running for unknown reasons. more recently i read

> that

>> he was the

>> > first ortho in boston to perform the vertebral stapling

> procedure

>> at

>> > children's. previously it was only done in philly.

>> >

>> > what a nice man. definitely different from our other experience

> at

>> > children's here. basically we went over lucas' history, and he

>> looked through his

>> > x-rays from montreal from the last year and a half. no new x-

> rays

>> were taken.

>> >

>> > dr. hresko said that he really likes the spinecor brace and has

>> been

>> > following the papers and developments of it. they used to use it

>> at children's for

>> > ais cases, but had some difficulty with compliance due to the

>> crotch straps in

>> > the teen age girls. i guess they didn't have as good as results

> as

>> dr.

>> > rivard's group. he mentioned how good lucas looks on x-ray and

>> just looking at his

>> > back. he thought that if we could continue with the spinecor for

>> as long as

>> > possible -- i guess meaning either until it doesn't hold the

> curve

>> if does

>> > progress or as long as lucas tolerates it, then he thought that

>> would be

>> > wonderful.

>> >

>> > i must say that i thought it was very interesting that he

>> didn't " push "

>> > stapling. i guess that i thought he might leave that door open

> as

>> an option to us

>> > now, but on the contrary, even when we asked about it, he did

> not

>> really

>> > elaborate or want to discuss it in detail.

>> >

>> > anyway, i guess we will stay the course. my husband came out of

>> the appt.

>> > quite relieved to hear from another ortho that lucas is doing

>> well.

>> >

>> > thanks for listening!

>> > deshea

>> > __________________________________________________________

>> > mom to lucas (6 yrs old) and ruby (3 yrs old and a handful!)

>> > north of boston, ma

>> >

>> > lucas was diagnosed with infantile scoliosis at 18 mos 68o/45o

>> > spinal detethering due to a tight/fatty filum at 22 mos

>> > tlso and charleston brace from 18 mos to 2 1/2 yrs old at

>> children's boston,

>> > ma

>> > serial plaster casting from 2 1/2 until 4 1/2 yrs old at shriners

>> in erie, pa

>> > now in a spinecor brace at 24o/18o from montreal.

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in

>> shape.

>> > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?

>> NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

>> >

>> >

>> >

[Guest guest]

hi tiffany,

i don't know if christine e-mailed you off-board, but in case she

didn't, i wanted to let you know that dr. emans does not do casting.

if i'm remembering correctly, initially christine went to salt lake

city shriners with dr. d'astous for casting and then switched to erie

shriners since it was closer. dr. emans wholeheartedly agreed to this

treatment.

let us know how your most recent appointment goes.

my best,

deshea

> > >

> > > Hi Deshea,

> > > I'm so glad to hear that you liked Dr. Hresko. He's made us

> very

> > > comfortable from the start with Abby...and now also with Noah.

> > Abby started off at a

> > > 47 degree curve and is currently down to 8 degrees in brace.

> Noah

> > is just

> > > being watched at this point. He's going to be a year next month

> > and so far his

> > > back looks ok, but his ribs are starting to protrude on the

> right

> > side...plus

> > > he has the lumbar kyphosis. We have a follow up for both of

> them

> > next week

> > > including x-rays, so we're excited to see where they're at!

> Glad

> > to hear all

> > > is going so well with Lucas!!

> > > , mom to

> > > Abby (35 months),

> > > Noah (11 months) &

> > > our newest little angel, Amelia (Only 3 days old!!)

> > >

> > >

> > > In a message dated 1/15/2008 9:34:57 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

> > > deshea@ writes:

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > hi everyone,

> > >

> > > a little update from us. we decided to make contact with a local

> > ortho again

> > > just in case we ever need someone close. i was interested in dr.

> > hresko at

> > > children's in boston ever since i heard that he has referred

> > patients to dr.

> > > sanders and was even interested in doing casting but was never

> > able to get

> > > that up and running for unknown reasons. more recently i read

> that

> > he was the

> > > first ortho in boston to perform the vertebral stapling

> procedure

> > at

> > > children's. previously it was only done in philly.

> > >

> > > what a nice man. definitely different from our other experience

> at

> > > children's here. basically we went over lucas' history, and he

> > looked through his

> > > x-rays from montreal from the last year and a half. no new x-

> rays

> > were taken.

> > >

> > > dr. hresko said that he really likes the spinecor brace and has

> > been

> > > following the papers and developments of it. they used to use it

> > at children's for

> > > ais cases, but had some difficulty with compliance due to the

> > crotch straps in

> > > the teen age girls. i guess they didn't have as good as results

> as

> > dr.

> > > rivard's group. he mentioned how good lucas looks on x-ray and

> > just looking at his

> > > back. he thought that if we could continue with the spinecor for

> > as long as

> > > possible -- i guess meaning either until it doesn't hold the

> curve

> > if does

> > > progress or as long as lucas tolerates it, then he thought that

> > would be

> > > wonderful.

> > >

> > > i must say that i thought it was very interesting that he

> > didn't " push "

> > > stapling. i guess that i thought he might leave that door open

> as

> > an option to us

> > > now, but on the contrary, even when we asked about it, he did

> not

> > really

> > > elaborate or want to discuss it in detail.

> > >

> > > anyway, i guess we will stay the course. my husband came out of

> > the appt.

> > > quite relieved to hear from another ortho that lucas is doing

> > well.

> > >

> > > thanks for listening!

> > > deshea

> > > __________________________________________________________

> > > mom to lucas (6 yrs old) and ruby (3 yrs old and a handful!)

> > > north of boston, ma

> > >

> > > lucas was diagnosed with infantile scoliosis at 18 mos 68o/45o

> > > spinal detethering due to a tight/fatty filum at 22 mos

> > > tlso and charleston brace from 18 mos to 2 1/2 yrs old at

> > children's boston,

> > > ma

> > > serial plaster casting from 2 1/2 until 4 1/2 yrs old at shriners

> > in erie, pa

> > > now in a spinecor brace at 24o/18o from montreal.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in

> > shape.

> > > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?

> > NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

---

I should have been clear..... I figured everyone know Dr E dosent do

casting but he was in colaboration with all 3 docotrs that did

casting for Adan ......Dr D in SLC for 1 year ....Dr for 1

cast then Dr Khoury for the 9 months before he left.

What is her RVAD? maybe this is the reason for his wanting to wait.

Where do you guys live in Mass??

Thanks Deshea for clearing that up

In infantile_scoliosis , " Deshea " wrote:

>

> hi tiffany,

>

> i don't know if christine e-mailed you off-board, but in case she

> didn't, i wanted to let you know that dr. emans does not do

casting.

> if i'm remembering correctly, initially christine went to salt lake

> city shriners with dr. d'astous for casting and then switched to

erie

> shriners since it was closer. dr. emans wholeheartedly agreed to

this

> treatment.

>

> let us know how your most recent appointment goes.

>

> my best,

> deshea

>

>

> > > >

> > > > Hi Deshea,

> > > > I'm so glad to hear that you liked Dr. Hresko. He's made us

> > very

> > > > comfortable from the start with Abby...and now also with

Noah.

> > > Abby started off at a

> > > > 47 degree curve and is currently down to 8 degrees in

brace.

> > Noah

> > > is just

> > > > being watched at this point. He's going to be a year next

month

> > > and so far his

> > > > back looks ok, but his ribs are starting to protrude on the

> > right

> > > side...plus

> > > > he has the lumbar kyphosis. We have a follow up for both of

> > them

> > > next week

> > > > including x-rays, so we're excited to see where they're at!

> > Glad

> > > to hear all

> > > > is going so well with Lucas!!

> > > > , mom to

> > > > Abby (35 months),

> > > > Noah (11 months) &

> > > > our newest little angel, Amelia (Only 3 days old!!)

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > In a message dated 1/15/2008 9:34:57 A.M. Eastern Standard

Time,

> > > > deshea@ writes:

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > hi everyone,

> > > >

> > > > a little update from us. we decided to make contact with a

local

> > > ortho again

> > > > just in case we ever need someone close. i was interested in

dr.

> > > hresko at

> > > > children's in boston ever since i heard that he has referred

> > > patients to dr.

> > > > sanders and was even interested in doing casting but was

never

> > > able to get

> > > > that up and running for unknown reasons. more recently i

read

> > that

> > > he was the

> > > > first ortho in boston to perform the vertebral stapling

> > procedure

> > > at

> > > > children's. previously it was only done in philly.

> > > >

> > > > what a nice man. definitely different from our other

experience

> > at

> > > > children's here. basically we went over lucas' history, and

he

> > > looked through his

> > > > x-rays from montreal from the last year and a half. no new x-

> > rays

> > > were taken.

> > > >

> > > > dr. hresko said that he really likes the spinecor brace and

has

> > > been

> > > > following the papers and developments of it. they used to use

it

> > > at children's for

> > > > ais cases, but had some difficulty with compliance due to

the

> > > crotch straps in

> > > > the teen age girls. i guess they didn't have as good as

results

> > as

> > > dr.

> > > > rivard's group. he mentioned how good lucas looks on x-ray

and

> > > just looking at his

> > > > back. he thought that if we could continue with the spinecor

for

> > > as long as

> > > > possible -- i guess meaning either until it doesn't hold the

> > curve

> > > if does

> > > > progress or as long as lucas tolerates it, then he thought

that

> > > would be

> > > > wonderful.

> > > >

> > > > i must say that i thought it was very interesting that he

> > > didn't " push "

> > > > stapling. i guess that i thought he might leave that door

open

> > as

> > > an option to us

> > > > now, but on the contrary, even when we asked about it, he

did

> > not

> > > really

> > > > elaborate or want to discuss it in detail.

> > > >

> > > > anyway, i guess we will stay the course. my husband came out

of

> > > the appt.

> > > > quite relieved to hear from another ortho that lucas is doing

> > > well.

> > > >

> > > > thanks for listening!

> > > > deshea

> > > > __________________________________________________________

> > > > mom to lucas (6 yrs old) and ruby (3 yrs old and a handful!)

> > > > north of boston, ma

> > > >

> > > > lucas was diagnosed with infantile scoliosis at 18 mos

68o/45o

> > > > spinal detethering due to a tight/fatty filum at 22 mos

> > > > tlso and charleston brace from 18 mos to 2 1/2 yrs old at

> > > children's boston,

> > > > ma

> > > > serial plaster casting from 2 1/2 until 4 1/2 yrs old at

shriners

> > > in erie, pa

> > > > now in a spinecor brace at 24o/18o from montreal.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in

> > > shape.

> > > > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?

> > > NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >