RE: Re: over the shoulder -vs- under arm

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The pioneer of Early Treatment (ET) and the docs on ISOP’s Medical Advisory Board are in agreement that curves above t-8/9 would benefit most from over the shoulder casts. Anything below t-8/9 can have under arm casts.HRH From: infantile scoliosis treatment [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of Amber SchollSent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 2:06 PMinfantile scoliosis treatment Subject: Re: Re: disappointed going into cast #8 ,My sons cast goes over the shoulder. From what I've read that isimportant for higher curves. I do not know the exact vertebrae involvedbut his curve is between/right below his shoulder blades. He is in cast 2right now & oh he looked so skinny when we took off that first one! Iactually didn't like it as much as I thought I would as I thought I wasgoing to break him when I picked him up My son before casting wasskinny (as his dad was as a boy) & was a picky eater. We were pleased tofind out he had actually gained 4 lbs while wearing that first cast. Ibelieve that forcing his spine to straighten out took pressure of hisstomach somehow because my baby is now an eater! He eats everything insight & actually asks for food now. However he still looks skinny. Thedietitian at SLC suggested adding powdered milk to his chocolate wholevit. D milk or yogurt & putting cheese on anything. I think I saw oncesomething in the resources section of ISOP website with calorie boosterideas. I make sure that Levi gets a healthy variety of foods but I'm notafraid once he's ate those to dish out the high calorie goodies to makesure he's getting enough.Amberps. Levi is also very active...so active that when we asked about PT whilein cast to maintain muscles & activity level the PA laughed & said that hestrongly believes in PT but in our case it would be a waist of our time & money... so I hear you!> Sherry,> has an older sister who has always been plump and just recently> turned 6 and is now starting to slim down some. I guess it may just have> something to do with him being a little active boy in a cast? Does your> daughter's cast go over her shoulders? 's doesn't and I wonder if> that has something to do with the lact of results? Thanks- >> >>>> ,>>>> My older daughter is almost 6, and I can't believe how skinny she is.>> She's>> a good eater and used to be a very roly poly baby. Does have an>> older>> sibling you can compare his changes to? My younger daughter who is>> casted>> is also getting skinny (but she has more leg muscle than the older one).>> She just turned 4.>>>>>>>> My younger one hasn't seen much correction in the last few casts (she's>> in>> #8). I think Dr. C is trying different things to manipulate her spine>> each>> time.>>>>>>>> Sherry>>>>>>>> disappointed going into cast #8>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello,>> We are making plans to head to Greenville SC for 's #8 cast! I can>> hardly believe we have been doing this so long. I have a concern about>> my>> being sooo skinny!!! Every time he comes out of another cast his>> little body seems to get thinner and thinner. Does this seem to be the>> case>> with any of your children? is 2 1/2 and is very active for a child>> in>> a cast ( in my opinion) You can see every rib and I worry that he>> doesn't>> have enough fat or muscle to keep him safe from falls when he is out of>> his>> cast. I'm having a really hard time dealing when he gets these casts off>> because all I see is a really bad curve and a skinny little boy. We>> started>> all of this when he was 17 months old and he was chubby and still a baby>> really! I just need to know that we are doing to right thing!!! I feel>> so>> helpless as I sit here and sob.>>>> This last cast was a little different from the others in that when the>> doc>> cut the D hole in the back he cut it directly over his curve not on the>> opposite side like he had always done in the past. I questioned the>> nurse>> about it and spoke to the doc on the phone about it ( he was still in>> the>> casting room with other patients) he told me that he thought it was fine>> and>> that it just allowed us to get back there and do something for him if we>> needed to. I know that the D is to de-rotate the spine but I just>> thought>> that maybe the doc should know a little more about it than me!>>>> So in a nut shell I'm concerned that I don't see improvement in 's>> spine and that he is so stinking skinny! Help!>>>> >>>>>