Guest guest Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 I am sending this message again (5th time) through this thread, since it wont come through directly. Sorry, if some of you receive this 5 times. ISOP had an exhibitor booth at the American Association of Pediatrics conference last Friday, and I wanted to share with you what I learned. As we all know, scoliosis is ~NOT~ on the Well-Baby-Checklist (WBC). ISOP has always wanted scoliosis to be on the WBC, but couldn't pursue that goal until we had ped. orthos actually applying ET (in the U.S). Well, now there ~are~ docs applying ET in the America, so the time is right! I learned that scoliosis is not on the WBC because there has never been a good way to treat progressive infantile scoliosis. Common protocol for this condition has always been to either fuse the spine and add hardware, or " wait & watch " the scoliosis ravage the young childs body.. Most pediatricians are/were aware that there was not an effective option of treatment, for our kids. This has changed, since the publication of Dr. Mehtas paper in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, Sept. 05. Now, we have science/numbers behind Dr. Mehtas ET Method and its time to inform the pediatric community, as well. If the pediatric community is aware of ET, they will look to diagnose it, and it will end up on the WBC. The WBC is essential in ensuring proper stats on infantile scoliosis. As most of you know, many cases of infantile do not get diagnosed until the child is a juvenile, so we truly don't have an accurate account of how many children have progressive infantile. If you would like to share ET info with your childs pediatrician (or more peds in your area), so other infants/children in your community may have access to ET, please e-mail me at heather@... and I will send you a packet of free, ET info. Thanks for your help!! HRH Re: Not again I am sorry to hear this! But, the good thing is that you have been vigilant and caught it early. If she does indeed have it and it is idiopathic, she would probably respond well to Early Treatment. I hope all goes well with your appointment. I will be hoping and praying for some good news for you. Noelle (12-2-01) Ian (8-15-04) --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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