My daughter Lucy

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Hello everyone, my 17-month-old daughter Lucy was diagnosed with infantile

scoliosis in November with a 30 degree curve. Her doctor wants to put her in a

brace, he says its best to try the brace first before possibly moving to

casting, since the brace is less invasive. He says a brace can correct her spine

and we should try it. I'm not convinced. Everything I'm reading says that

bracing will not correct her curve, and at best will just keep it from getting

worse. This seems like a huge waste of time to me. I really want to do casting

ASAP especially since I'm reading that the results are much better if done

before the age of 2. We have another appt with our doc next week to discuss

this. His practice is trained in Mehta casting but if he's not on board to cast

her or if he still insists we brace first, then I need to get a second opinion.

Problem is I don't even know where to go for a second opinion.

Does anyone live in the NYC area and can recommend a good casting doctor? Also

has anyone had success (or heard of anyone who has) with bracing alone? Is there

something I'm missing here - why is my doc telling me that bracing works when

everything I'm reading says otherwise?

So sorry for the novel. I have a lot of questions and worries and so few

answers. I would appreciate any advice this group can give. Thank you so much

everyone.