Guest guest Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 I've just learned today that I have moderate pulmonary hypertension as a consequence of my C type scoliosis. What a bummer. Everyone, unless you have an echocardiogram you will not know if there are irregularities with either heart or lung. In the UK it is not routine, only ECG (EKG) is sometimes done, but not the echo. I think that it should be routine (just like cervical smears) from age 40 onwards. Lida in London Muscle spasms Hi, I'm new to this group. I'm 63 and have untreated thoracic C-curve. No probs until my thirties, when I had backaches. In recent years, I've had to sleep on my left side with a pillow wedged under my left side, otherwise I wake up in pain. Recently, I pulled my left latissimus muscle, probably doing yoga shoulder stand. Now it spasms painfully when I lie down on my back. Any ideas on how to relieve this? I have to sleep in a reclined position in an easy chair. Had x-rays - no fracture. Doctor prescribed Motrin and Flexeril and moist heat. I'm fine all day, until I lie down. Then the pain is pretty bad. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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