Re: UPDATE - Boston Appt at Children's with possible new Mehta MD

[Guest guest]

So, we had our appointment at Boston Children's Hospital today and here's what I got out of that meeting:The MD has been doing Mehta casting for just under a year there now and has had roughly 10 people fitted with the Mehta style. He studied out in Chicago under Dr. Sturm. He did not have any pictures, diagrams or examples available but he hand drew me what we would anticipate and also explained it as I've seen here - the cast would have a mushroom style cutout in front and then a cutout in rear. It probably would not go over the shoulder. He usually places a brace shirt underneath the cast and the cast closest to the body is made of plaster with an outer layer of fiberglass. He has been doing cast rotations of 2 months in, 1 week out, 2-3 months in, 1 week out, etc. and said to anticipate

probably a year of this casting series. X-rays would be done in cast to measure for correction. He does not have a 3D frame but a risser frame that had been adjusted and modified to do the 3D type correction.So, we had a good visit in so far as the 2 curves have not gotten worse and we have what appears to be an option other than a risser. We are looking at an early September date for the procedure - under general anesthesia for approximately an hour and advised to just plan on the day at the hospital.Hoping we're on the right track. It sounds promising so crossing fingers...Thanks all.LeighMom to Noah, 3.5 years with 2 idiopathic scoliosis curves, 25 and 42 degrees. Fit for first brace at 1 but setbacks after it wasn't resized and changed early enough!From: NIck Guthe <nickguthe@...>Subject: Re: Boston Appt at Children's with possible new Mehta MDinfantile scoliosis treatment Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 8:37 PM

I lifted this from a post that

sent a while ago:

Risser casting and EDF (elongation, derotation, flexion) casting.

Scoliosis is a 3-dimensional problem that should be corrected on all 3 planes.

The EDF casting method has the ability to elongate the spine through traction,

derotate the spine/pelvis, and to improve lordosis and over all body

shape/alignment.

EDF differs from Risser casting. EDF casts are over the shoulder, with a large

mushroom opening on the front to allow for proper chest expansion. On the back,

there is a small cutout on the concavity of the curve, not going past the

midline. It was found that the spine became more aligned with this cutout than

without and that it helped correct rotation.

Early treatment w/ EDF is generally over a period of 9-12 months depending on

age and child’s specific situation. When the child's Cobb angle is under 10

deg, they are removed from their series of EDF plaster casts and placed into a

removable brace.

Early treatment EDF does not alternate with bracing as Risser plaster casting

can. It is a solid block of casts to decrease the childs curvature(s) , gently,

slowly & permanently.

The biggest difference is the aim of treatment- which is cure, opposed to

containment. Dr's Cotrel & Morel developed the EDF technique years ago in

France and found that using one of these techniques in isolation has it's own

drawbacks, yet using all three simultaneously potentializes the advantages of

each.(Elongation, Derotation, Flexion). Hope that helps. Heidi, Bexon's Mommy, (3 years old, in 7th cast from Salt Lake City Shriners, currently down from 62 degrees to 19.7 in cast)From: leigh_d1971 <leigh_d1971>infantile scoliosis treatment @groups. comSent: Tue, August 3, 2010 3:36:46 PMSubject: [infantile_scoliosi s] Boston Appt at Children's with possible new Mehta MD

Hi everyone,

I've posted here a few times about my son Noah who has idiopathic scoliosis. We were being treated a Boston hospital that only does Risser casting. Because they indicated he may need that soon, after making several phone calls we'd found a MD at Children's of Boston that reportedly only recently started doing Mehta.

He is not officially on our list and I have some questions for him based upon suggestions and group discussions, i.e. who trained him, does he have pictures of his casts, is his frame the 3D, etc. Does anyone else have questions they think would be helpful for the group to confirm that he is officially doing Mehta and for me if we do in fact have to do our first cast?

Thanks a bunch everyone!

Leigh

Mom to Noah, 3.5 years with 2 idiopathic scoliosis curves, 25 and 42 degrees. Fit for first brace at 1 but setbacks after it wasn't resized and changed early enough!

[Guest guest]

So, we had our appointment at Boston Children's Hospital today and here's what I got out of that meeting:The MD has been doing Mehta casting for just under a year there now and has had roughly 10 people fitted with the Mehta style. He studied out in Chicago under Dr. Sturm. He did not have any pictures, diagrams or examples available but he hand drew me what we would anticipate and also explained it as I've seen here - the cast would have a mushroom style cutout in front and then a cutout in rear. It probably would not go over the shoulder. He usually places a brace shirt underneath the cast and the cast closest to the body is made of plaster with an outer layer of fiberglass. He has been doing cast rotations of 2 months in, 1 week out, 2-3 months in, 1 week out, etc. and said to anticipate

probably a year of this casting series. X-rays would be done in cast to measure for correction. He does not have a 3D frame but a risser frame that had been adjusted and modified to do the 3D type correction.So, we had a good visit in so far as the 2 curves have not gotten worse and we have what appears to be an option other than a risser. We are looking at an early September date for the procedure - under general anesthesia for approximately an hour and advised to just plan on the day at the hospital.Hoping we're on the right track. It sounds promising so crossing fingers...Thanks all.LeighMom to Noah, 3.5 years with 2 idiopathic scoliosis curves, 25 and 42 degrees. Fit for first brace at 1 but setbacks after it wasn't resized and changed early enough!From: NIck Guthe <nickguthe@...>Subject: Re: Boston Appt at Children's with possible new Mehta MDinfantile scoliosis treatment Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 8:37 PM

I lifted this from a post that

sent a while ago:

Risser casting and EDF (elongation, derotation, flexion) casting.

Scoliosis is a 3-dimensional problem that should be corrected on all 3 planes.

The EDF casting method has the ability to elongate the spine through traction,

derotate the spine/pelvis, and to improve lordosis and over all body

shape/alignment.

EDF differs from Risser casting. EDF casts are over the shoulder, with a large

mushroom opening on the front to allow for proper chest expansion. On the back,

there is a small cutout on the concavity of the curve, not going past the

midline. It was found that the spine became more aligned with this cutout than

without and that it helped correct rotation.

Early treatment w/ EDF is generally over a period of 9-12 months depending on

age and child’s specific situation. When the child's Cobb angle is under 10

deg, they are removed from their series of EDF plaster casts and placed into a

removable brace.

Early treatment EDF does not alternate with bracing as Risser plaster casting

can. It is a solid block of casts to decrease the childs curvature(s) , gently,

slowly & permanently.

The biggest difference is the aim of treatment- which is cure, opposed to

containment. Dr's Cotrel & Morel developed the EDF technique years ago in

France and found that using one of these techniques in isolation has it's own

drawbacks, yet using all three simultaneously potentializes the advantages of

each.(Elongation, Derotation, Flexion). Hope that helps. Heidi, Bexon's Mommy, (3 years old, in 7th cast from Salt Lake City Shriners, currently down from 62 degrees to 19.7 in cast)From: leigh_d1971 <leigh_d1971>infantile scoliosis treatment @groups. comSent: Tue, August 3, 2010 3:36:46 PMSubject: [infantile_scoliosi s] Boston Appt at Children's with possible new Mehta MD

Hi everyone,

I've posted here a few times about my son Noah who has idiopathic scoliosis. We were being treated a Boston hospital that only does Risser casting. Because they indicated he may need that soon, after making several phone calls we'd found a MD at Children's of Boston that reportedly only recently started doing Mehta.

He is not officially on our list and I have some questions for him based upon suggestions and group discussions, i.e. who trained him, does he have pictures of his casts, is his frame the 3D, etc. Does anyone else have questions they think would be helpful for the group to confirm that he is officially doing Mehta and for me if we do in fact have to do our first cast?

Thanks a bunch everyone!

Leigh

Mom to Noah, 3.5 years with 2 idiopathic scoliosis curves, 25 and 42 degrees. Fit for first brace at 1 but setbacks after it wasn't resized and changed early enough!

[Guest guest]

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From: NIck Guthe <nickguthe (DOT) com>Subject: Re: [infantile_scoliosi s] Boston Appt at Children's with possible new Mehta MDinfantile scoliosis treatment @groups. comDate: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 8:37 PM

I lifted this from a post that sent a while ago:

Risser casting and EDF (elongation, derotation, flexion) casting.Scoliosis is a 3-dimensional problem that should be corrected on all 3 planes. The EDF casting method has the ability to elongate the spine through traction, derotate the spine/pelvis, and to improve lordosis and over all body shape/alignment.EDF differs from Risser casting. EDF casts are over the shoulder, with a large mushroom opening on the front to allow for proper chest expansion. On the back, there is a small cutout on the concavity of the curve, not going past the midline. It was found that the spine became more aligned with this cutout than without and that it helped correct rotation. Early treatment w/ EDF is generally over a period of 9-12 months depending on age and child’s specific situation. When the child's Cobb angle is under 10 deg, they are removed from their series of

EDF plaster casts and placed into a removable brace. Early treatment EDF does not alternate with bracing as Risser plaster casting can. It is a solid block of casts to decrease the childs curvature(s) , gently, slowly & permanently. The biggest difference is the aim of treatment- which is cure, opposed to containment. Dr's Cotrel & Morel developed the EDF technique years ago in France and found that using one of these techniques in isolation has it's own drawbacks, yet using all three simultaneously potentializes the advantages of each.(Elongation, Derotation, Flexion).

Hope that helps.

Heidi, Bexon's Mommy, (3 years old, in 7th cast from Salt Lake City Shriners, currently down from 62 degrees to 19.7 in cast)

From: leigh_d1971 <leigh_d1971>infantile scoliosis treatment @groups. comSent: Tue, August 3, 2010 3:36:46 PMSubject: [infantile_scoliosi s] Boston Appt at Children's with possible new Mehta MD

Hi everyone,I've posted here a few times about my son Noah who has idiopathic scoliosis. We were being treated a Boston hospital that only does Risser casting. Because they indicated he may need that soon, after making several phone calls we'd found a MD at Children's of Boston that reportedly only recently started doing Mehta. He is not officially on our list and I have some questions for him based upon suggestions and group discussions, i.e. who trained him, does he have pictures of his casts, is his frame the 3D, etc. Does anyone else have questions they think would be helpful for the group to confirm that he is officially doing Mehta and for me if we do in fact have to do our first cast?Thanks a bunch everyone!LeighMom to Noah, 3.5 years with 2 idiopathic scoliosis curves, 25 and 42 degrees. Fit for first brace at 1 but setbacks after it wasn't resized and changed early

enough!

[Guest guest]

THANK YOU LEIGH!!!!!

I have been waiting on this fabulous news for years!!! 

WONDERFUL!  Thanks for going down there and getting these much needed

questions, answered! 

This is such a positive step in the right direction for the

Early Treatment Movement for PIS.  Im soooo happy about this as many families

in the past had to travel out of state for proper ET care. 

Please extend a big thanks from ISOP/CAST to the doc who has

decided to the right thing and take on this life saving, gentle approach to

treatment for OUR children with PIS.

KUDOS to Boston.  Kudos to you Leigh.  Thank you for sharing the

details of your visit with this group.  AND, please keep us posted at every

step of your journey, hon.

Im on cloud 9!  This is BIG.

HRH

From:

infantile scoliosis treatment

[mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of Leigh D

Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 6:01 PM

infantile scoliosis treatment

Subject: Re: UPDATE - Boston Appt at Children's

with possible new Mehta MD

So, we had our appointment at Boston Children's Hospital

today and here's what I got out of that meeting:

The MD has been doing Mehta

casting for just under a year there now and has had roughly 10 people fitted

with the Mehta style. He studied out in Chicago under Dr. Sturm.

He did not have any pictures, diagrams or examples available but he

hand drew me what we would anticipate and also explained it as I've seen here

- the cast would have a mushroom style cutout in front and then a cutout in

rear. It probably would not go over the shoulder. He usually

places a brace shirt underneath the cast and the cast closest to the body is

made of plaster with an outer layer of fiberglass. He has been doing

cast rotations of 2 months in, 1 week out, 2-3 months in, 1 week out, etc.

and said to anticipate probably a year of this casting series. X-rays

would be done in cast to measure for correction. He does not have a 3D

frame but a risser frame that had been adjusted and modified to do the 3D type

correction.

So, we had a good visit in so far as the 2 curves have not

gotten worse and we have what appears to be an option other than a risser.

We are looking at an early September date for the procedure - under

general anesthesia for approximately an hour and advised to just plan on the

day at the hospital.

Hoping we're on the right track. It sounds promising

so crossing fingers...

Thanks all.

Leigh

Mom

to Noah, 3.5 years with 2 idiopathic scoliosis curves, 25 and 42 degrees. Fit

for first brace at 1 but setbacks after it wasn't resized and changed early

enough!

From: NIck Guthe <nickguthe@...>

Subject: Re: Boston Appt at Children's with possible

new Mehta MD

infantile scoliosis treatment

Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 8:37 PM

I lifted this from a post that sent a

while ago:

Risser casting and EDF (elongation,

derotation, flexion) casting.

Scoliosis is a 3-dimensional problem that should be corrected on all 3

planes. The EDF casting method has the ability to elongate the spine through

traction, derotate the spine/pelvis, and to improve lordosis and over all

body shape/alignment.

EDF differs from Risser casting. EDF casts are over the shoulder, with a

large mushroom opening on the front to allow for proper chest expansion. On

the back, there is a small cutout on the concavity of the curve, not going

past the midline. It was found that the spine became more aligned with this cutout

than without and that it helped correct rotation.

Early treatment w/ EDF is generally over a period of 9-12 months depending on

age and child’s specific situation. When the child's Cobb angle is under 10

deg, they are removed from their series of EDF plaster casts and placed into

a removable brace.

Early treatment EDF does not alternate with bracing as Risser plaster casting

can. It is a solid block of casts to decrease the childs curvature(s) ,

gently, slowly & permanently.

The biggest difference is the aim of treatment- which is cure, opposed to

containment. Dr's Cotrel & Morel developed the EDF technique years ago in

France and found that using one of these techniques in isolation has it's own

drawbacks, yet using all three simultaneously potentializes the advantages of

each.(Elongation, Derotation, Flexion).

Hope that helps.

Heidi, Bexon's Mommy, (3 years old, in 7th cast from Salt

Lake City Shriners, currently down from 62 degrees to 19.7 in cast)

From: leigh_d1971

<leigh_d1971>

infantile scoliosis treatment @groups. com

Sent: Tue, August 3, 2010 3:36:46 PM

Subject: [infantile_scoliosi s] Boston Appt at Children's with

possible new Mehta MD

Hi everyone,

I've posted here a few times about my son Noah who has idiopathic scoliosis.

We were being treated a Boston hospital that only does Risser casting.

Because they indicated he may need that soon, after making several phone

calls we'd found a MD at Children's of Boston that reportedly only recently

started doing Mehta.

He is not officially on our list and I have some questions for him based upon

suggestions and group discussions, i.e. who trained him, does he have

pictures of his casts, is his frame the 3D, etc. Does anyone else have

questions they think would be helpful for the group to confirm that he is

officially doing Mehta and for me if we do in fact have to do our first cast?

Thanks a bunch everyone!

Leigh

Mom to Noah, 3.5 years with 2 idiopathic scoliosis curves, 25 and 42 degrees.

Fit for first brace at 1 but setbacks after it wasn't resized and changed

early enough!

[Guest guest]

THANK YOU LEIGH!!!!!

I have been waiting on this fabulous news for years!!! 

WONDERFUL!  Thanks for going down there and getting these much needed

questions, answered! 

This is such a positive step in the right direction for the

Early Treatment Movement for PIS.  Im soooo happy about this as many families

in the past had to travel out of state for proper ET care. 

Please extend a big thanks from ISOP/CAST to the doc who has

decided to the right thing and take on this life saving, gentle approach to

treatment for OUR children with PIS.

KUDOS to Boston.  Kudos to you Leigh.  Thank you for sharing the

details of your visit with this group.  AND, please keep us posted at every

step of your journey, hon.

Im on cloud 9!  This is BIG.

HRH

From:

infantile scoliosis treatment

[mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of Leigh D

Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 6:01 PM

infantile scoliosis treatment

Subject: Re: UPDATE - Boston Appt at Children's

with possible new Mehta MD

So, we had our appointment at Boston Children's Hospital

today and here's what I got out of that meeting:

The MD has been doing Mehta

casting for just under a year there now and has had roughly 10 people fitted

with the Mehta style. He studied out in Chicago under Dr. Sturm.

He did not have any pictures, diagrams or examples available but he

hand drew me what we would anticipate and also explained it as I've seen here

- the cast would have a mushroom style cutout in front and then a cutout in

rear. It probably would not go over the shoulder. He usually

places a brace shirt underneath the cast and the cast closest to the body is

made of plaster with an outer layer of fiberglass. He has been doing

cast rotations of 2 months in, 1 week out, 2-3 months in, 1 week out, etc.

and said to anticipate probably a year of this casting series. X-rays

would be done in cast to measure for correction. He does not have a 3D

frame but a risser frame that had been adjusted and modified to do the 3D type

correction.

So, we had a good visit in so far as the 2 curves have not

gotten worse and we have what appears to be an option other than a risser.

We are looking at an early September date for the procedure - under

general anesthesia for approximately an hour and advised to just plan on the

day at the hospital.

Hoping we're on the right track. It sounds promising

so crossing fingers...

Thanks all.

Leigh

Mom

to Noah, 3.5 years with 2 idiopathic scoliosis curves, 25 and 42 degrees. Fit

for first brace at 1 but setbacks after it wasn't resized and changed early

enough!

From: NIck Guthe <nickguthe@...>

Subject: Re: Boston Appt at Children's with possible

new Mehta MD

infantile scoliosis treatment

Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 8:37 PM

I lifted this from a post that sent a

while ago:

Risser casting and EDF (elongation,

derotation, flexion) casting.

Scoliosis is a 3-dimensional problem that should be corrected on all 3

planes. The EDF casting method has the ability to elongate the spine through

traction, derotate the spine/pelvis, and to improve lordosis and over all

body shape/alignment.

EDF differs from Risser casting. EDF casts are over the shoulder, with a

large mushroom opening on the front to allow for proper chest expansion. On

the back, there is a small cutout on the concavity of the curve, not going

past the midline. It was found that the spine became more aligned with this cutout

than without and that it helped correct rotation.

Early treatment w/ EDF is generally over a period of 9-12 months depending on

age and child’s specific situation. When the child's Cobb angle is under 10

deg, they are removed from their series of EDF plaster casts and placed into

a removable brace.

Early treatment EDF does not alternate with bracing as Risser plaster casting

can. It is a solid block of casts to decrease the childs curvature(s) ,

gently, slowly & permanently.

The biggest difference is the aim of treatment- which is cure, opposed to

containment. Dr's Cotrel & Morel developed the EDF technique years ago in

France and found that using one of these techniques in isolation has it's own

drawbacks, yet using all three simultaneously potentializes the advantages of

each.(Elongation, Derotation, Flexion).

Hope that helps.

Heidi, Bexon's Mommy, (3 years old, in 7th cast from Salt

Lake City Shriners, currently down from 62 degrees to 19.7 in cast)

From: leigh_d1971

<leigh_d1971>

infantile scoliosis treatment @groups. com

Sent: Tue, August 3, 2010 3:36:46 PM

Subject: [infantile_scoliosi s] Boston Appt at Children's with

possible new Mehta MD

Hi everyone,

I've posted here a few times about my son Noah who has idiopathic scoliosis.

We were being treated a Boston hospital that only does Risser casting.

Because they indicated he may need that soon, after making several phone

calls we'd found a MD at Children's of Boston that reportedly only recently

started doing Mehta.

He is not officially on our list and I have some questions for him based upon

suggestions and group discussions, i.e. who trained him, does he have

pictures of his casts, is his frame the 3D, etc. Does anyone else have

questions they think would be helpful for the group to confirm that he is

officially doing Mehta and for me if we do in fact have to do our first cast?

Thanks a bunch everyone!

Leigh

Mom to Noah, 3.5 years with 2 idiopathic scoliosis curves, 25 and 42 degrees.

Fit for first brace at 1 but setbacks after it wasn't resized and changed

early enough!

[Guest guest]

That is wonderful news for so many kids and families!!!Heidi, Bexon's Mommy, (3 years old, in 7th cast from Salt Lake City Shriners, currently down from 62 degrees to 19.7 in cast)From: Hyatt <heather@...>infantile scoliosis treatment Sent: Thu, August 5, 2010 10:58:56 AMSubject: RE: UPDATE - Boston Appt at Children's with possible new Mehta MD

THANK YOU LEIGH!!!!! I have been waiting on this fabulous news for years!!!

WONDERFUL! Thanks for going down there and getting these much needed

questions, answered! This is such a positive step in the right direction for the

Early Treatment Movement for PIS. Im soooo happy about this as many families

in the past had to travel out of state for proper ET care. Please extend a big thanks from ISOP/CAST to the doc who has

decided to the right thing and take on this life saving, gentle approach to

treatment for OUR children with PIS. KUDOS to Boston. Kudos to you Leigh. Thank you for sharing the

details of your visit with this group. AND, please keep us posted at every

step of your journey, hon. Im on cloud 9! This is BIG. HRH

From:

infantile scoliosis treatment @groups. com

[mailto:infantile_ scoliosis] On Behalf Of Leigh D

Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 6:01 PM

infantile scoliosis treatment @groups. com

Subject: Re: [infantile_scoliosi s] UPDATE - Boston Appt at Children's

with possible new Mehta MD

So, we had our appointment at Boston Children's Hospital

today and here's what I got out of that meeting:

The MD has been doing Mehta

casting for just under a year there now and has had roughly 10 people fitted

with the Mehta style. He studied out in Chicago under Dr. Sturm.

He did not have any pictures, diagrams or examples available but he

hand drew me what we would anticipate and also explained it as I've seen here

- the cast would have a mushroom style cutout in front and then a cutout in

rear. It probably would not go over the shoulder. He usually

places a brace shirt underneath the cast and the cast closest to the body is

made of plaster with an outer layer of fiberglass. He has been doing

cast rotations of 2 months in, 1 week out, 2-3 months in, 1 week out, etc.

and said to anticipate probably a year of this casting series. X-rays

would be done in cast to measure for correction. He does not have a 3D

frame but a risser frame that had been adjusted and modified to do the 3D type

correction.

So, we had a good visit in so far as the 2 curves have not

gotten worse and we have what appears to be an option other than a risser.

We are looking at an early September date for the procedure - under

general anesthesia for approximately an hour and advised to just plan on the

day at the hospital.

Hoping we're on the right track. It sounds promising

so crossing fingers...

Thanks all.

Leigh

Mom

to Noah, 3.5 years with 2 idiopathic scoliosis curves, 25 and 42 degrees. Fit

for first brace at 1 but setbacks after it wasn't resized and changed early

enough!

From: NIck Guthe <nickguthe (DOT) com>

Subject: Re: [infantile_scoliosi s] Boston Appt at Children's with possible

new Mehta MD

infantile scoliosis treatment @groups. com

Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 8:37 PM

I lifted this from a post that sent a

while ago: Risser casting and EDF (elongation,

derotation, flexion) casting.

Scoliosis is a 3-dimensional problem that should be corrected on all 3

planes. The EDF casting method has the ability to elongate the spine through

traction, derotate the spine/pelvis, and to improve lordosis and over all

body shape/alignment.

EDF differs from Risser casting. EDF casts are over the shoulder, with a

large mushroom opening on the front to allow for proper chest expansion. On

the back, there is a small cutout on the concavity of the curve, not going

past the midline. It was found that the spine became more aligned with this cutout

than without and that it helped correct rotation.

Early treatment w/ EDF is generally over a period of 9-12 months depending on

age and child’s specific situation. When the child's Cobb angle is under 10

deg, they are removed from their series of EDF plaster casts and placed into

a removable brace.

Early treatment EDF does not alternate with bracing as Risser plaster casting

can. It is a solid block of casts to decrease the childs curvature(s) ,

gently, slowly & permanently.

The biggest difference is the aim of treatment- which is cure, opposed to

containment. Dr's Cotrel & Morel developed the EDF technique years ago in

France and found that using one of these techniques in isolation has it's own

drawbacks, yet using all three simultaneously potentializes the advantages of

each.(Elongation, Derotation, Flexion). Hope that helps. Heidi, Bexon's Mommy, (3 years old, in 7th cast from Salt

Lake City Shriners, currently down from 62 degrees to 19.7 in cast)

From: leigh_d1971

<leigh_d1971>

infantile scoliosis treatment @groups. com

Sent: Tue, August 3, 2010 3:36:46 PM

Subject: [infantile_scoliosi s] Boston Appt at Children's with

possible new Mehta MD

Hi everyone,

I've posted here a few times about my son Noah who has idiopathic scoliosis.

We were being treated a Boston hospital that only does Risser casting.

Because they indicated he may need that soon, after making several phone

calls we'd found a MD at Children's of Boston that reportedly only recently

started doing Mehta.

He is not officially on our list and I have some questions for him based upon

suggestions and group discussions, i.e. who trained him, does he have

pictures of his casts, is his frame the 3D, etc. Does anyone else have

questions they think would be helpful for the group to confirm that he is

officially doing Mehta and for me if we do in fact have to do our first cast?

Thanks a bunch everyone!

Leigh

Mom to Noah, 3.5 years with 2 idiopathic scoliosis curves, 25 and 42 degrees.

Fit for first brace at 1 but setbacks after it wasn't resized and changed

early enough!