RE: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again)

[Guest guest]

Thanks MP.  The majority of the article is about adolescent scoli…The majority of scoli articles published are on adolescent scoli as it’s the most common.  My point is, if an article mentions infantile at all, it should also mention Dr. Mehta’s Early Treatment as it should always be the first line of defense when treating PIS.  The jury is still out on Early Treatment and adolescent scoli.  Please listen/view the last portion of A New Direction DVD.  As it stands now, Early Treatment (ET) is now being applied to older children and I would suspect that within the next 5 yrs, ET will be trialed on adolescents with low curves.  I hope so, anyway.  It will be challenging to get adolescents to wear edf casts, but doable in some cases.  The main principle in Early Treatment is harnessing the childs rapid rate of growth.  The growth rate of an infant is 21-24 cm’s per year, the growth of an adolescent is 14 cm’s per yr.  If we can accurately predict the upcoming growth rate of a teenager with low but progressive curves, ET may prove to be an effective treatment option for them, as well…I think the jury is also out on the incidence of progressive infantile scoliosis in the U.S. .  All medical professionals I work with believe that the incidence is higher and that we are just not getting babies diagnosed in their infantile stage.  That’s why we have started the Pediatrician Awareness Campaign and are trying to get scoli on the Well Baby Checklist, here in the U.S.HRH From: infantile scoliosis treatment [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of MPSent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 2:43 AMinfantile scoliosis treatment Subject: Re: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again) I think it's about adolescent scoliosis - which is the most frequent. Infantile scoliosis is about 1% of all scoliosis cases. Adolescent scoliosis cannot be treated by ET. But I agree that there could be mentioned that earlier case (juvenile scoliosis) can be treated by Mehta casting (if they are progressive benign). MP From: " heather@... " <heather@...>infantile scoliosis treatment Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:26 PMSubject: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again) [2 Attachments] This article was forwarded to me by the Shriners FB page, then acolleague. Its the same old stuff....Its just frustrating that ET w/Mehta casting is not even mentioned as an option. If the wordsprogressive infantile scoliosis are mentioned, then early Treatment shouldbe too. My 2 cents...HRH

[Guest guest]

Just by the way. Have you read wikipedia article about scoliosis and the paragraph about EDF? When I was looking information about scoliosis my biggest problem was to realize that infantile scoliosis and scoliosis (usually adolescent) these are two different worlds. I found about EDF casting and after reading article in wikipedia I thought that something better was invented. Just look at the last two sentences (I bolded this part):In infantile and sometimes juvenile scoliosis, a plaster jacket applied early may be used instead of a brace. It has been proven possible[49]

to permanently correct cases of infantile idiopathic scoliosis by applying a series of plaster casts (EDF: elongation, derotation, flexion) on a specialized frame under corrective traction, which helps to "mould" the infant's soft bones and work with their growth spurts. This method was pioneered by UK scoliosis specialist Min Mehta. Today, however, CAD/CAM braces are available for young children with a certain standard. Therefore, plaster jackets are now generally regarded as outdated.I know, that wikipedia is not good source of information but plenty of people are reading it. Now I understand those 2 sentences. This is mix of two different things. Earlier (when there was no brace) plaster jackets were used as brace. And of course CAD/CAM brace is better than plaster jacket. But that has nothing to do with the idea of early treatment where the clue is change progressive scoliosis into resolving. And in this context it's completely msileading.It's interesting with adolescent scoliosis. I keep my fingers crossed but there are so many things different (starting from the Risser grade).MP From: Hyatt <heather@...> infantile scoliosis treatment Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 5:28 PM Subject: RE: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again)

Thanks MP. The majority of the article is about adolescent scoli…The majority of scoli articles published are on adolescent scoli as it’s the most common. My point is, if an article mentions infantile at all, it should also mention Dr. Mehta’s Early Treatment as it should always be the first line of defense when treating PIS. The jury is still out on Early Treatment and adolescent scoli. Please listen/view the last portion of A New Direction DVD. As it stands now, Early Treatment (ET) is now being applied to older children and I would suspect that within the next 5 yrs, ET will be trialed on adolescents with low curves. I hope so, anyway. It will be challenging to get adolescents to wear

edf casts, but doable in some cases. The main principle in Early Treatment is harnessing the childs rapid rate of growth. The growth rate of an infant is 21-24 cm’s per year, the growth of an adolescent is 14 cm’s per yr. If we can accurately predict the upcoming growth rate of a teenager with low but progressive curves, ET may prove to be an effective treatment option for them, as well…I think the jury is also out on the incidence of progressive infantile scoliosis in the U.S. . All medical professionals I work with believe that the incidence is higher and that we are just not getting babies diagnosed in their infantile stage. That’s why we have started the Pediatrician Awareness Campaign and are trying to get scoli on the Well Baby Checklist, here in the U.S.HRH From: infantile scoliosis treatment [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of MPSent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 2:43 AMinfantile scoliosis treatment Subject: Re: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again) I think it's about adolescent scoliosis - which is the most frequent. Infantile scoliosis is about 1% of all scoliosis cases. Adolescent scoliosis cannot be treated by ET. But I agree that there could be mentioned that earlier case (juvenile scoliosis) can be treated by Mehta casting (if they are progressive benign). MP From: "heather@..." <heather@...>infantile scoliosis treatment Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:26 PMSubject: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again) [2 Attachments] This article was forwarded to me by the Shriners FB page, then acolleague. Its the same old stuff....Its just frustrating that ET w/Mehta casting is not even mentioned as an option. If the wordsprogressive infantile scoliosis are mentioned, then early Treatment shouldbe too. My 2 cents...HRH

[Guest guest]

The CAD/CAM brace is not superior to Early Treatment w/ Mehtas specialized EDF casting for PIS.  There are still no published, peer reviewed, longitudinal, medical studies on CAD/CAM bracing on the effectiveness of treating PIS.  There are currently 4 reputable articles on Early Treatment and children are growing straight everyday.  Thanks for pointing out the misinformation on wikipedia.  Im guessing someone involved in cad/cam bracing wrote that nonsense… Ill change that as soon as I get a free moment.  Thanks,HRH From: infantile scoliosis treatment [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of MPSent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 10:08 AMinfantile scoliosis treatment Subject: Re: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again) Just by the way. Have you read wikipedia article about scoliosis and the paragraph about EDF? When I was looking information about scoliosis my biggest problem was to realize that infantile scoliosis and scoliosis (usually adolescent) these are two different worlds. I found about EDF casting and after reading article in wikipedia I thought that something better was invented. Just look at the last two sentences (I bolded this part): In infantile and sometimes juvenile scoliosis, a plaster jacket applied early may be used instead of a brace. It has been proven possible[49] to permanently correct cases of infantile idiopathic scoliosis by applying a series of plaster casts (EDF: elongation, derotation, flexion) on a specialized frame under corrective traction, which helps to " mould " the infant's soft bones and work with their growth spurts. This method was pioneered by UK scoliosis specialist Min Mehta. Today, however, CAD/CAM braces are available for young children with a certain standard. Therefore, plaster jackets are now generally regarded as outdated. I know, that wikipedia is not good source of information but plenty of people are reading it. Now I understand those 2 sentences. This is mix of two different things. Earlier (when there was no brace) plaster jackets were used as brace. And of course CAD/CAM brace is better than plaster jacket. But that has nothing to do with the idea of early treatment where the clue is change progressive scoliosis into resolving. And in this context it's completely msileading. It's interesting with adolescent scoliosis. I keep my fingers crossed but there are so many things different (starting from the Risser grade). MP From: Hyatt <heather@...>infantile scoliosis treatment Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 5:28 PMSubject: RE: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again) Thanks MP. The majority of the article is about adolescent scoli…The majority of scoli articles published are on adolescent scoli as it’s the most common. My point is, if an article mentions infantile at all, it should also mention Dr. Mehta’s Early Treatment as it should always be the first line of defense when treating PIS. The jury is still out on Early Treatment and adolescent scoli. Please listen/view the last portion of A New Direction DVD. As it stands now, Early Treatment (ET) is now being applied to older children and I would suspect that within the next 5 yrs, ET will be trialed on adolescents with low curves. I hope so, anyway. It will be challenging to get adolescents to wear edf casts, but doable in some cases. The main principle in Early Treatment is harnessing the childs rapid rate of growth. The growth rate of an infant is 21-24 cm’s per year, the growth of an adolescent is 14 cm’s per yr. If we can accurately predict the upcoming growth rate of a teenager with low but progressive curves, ET may prove to be an effective treatment option for them, as well…I think the jury is also out on the incidence of progressive infantile scoliosis in the U.S. . All medical professionals I work with believe that the incidence is higher and that we are just not getting babies diagnosed in their infantile stage. That’s why we have started the Pediatrician Awareness Campaign and are trying to get scoli on the Well Baby Checklist, here in the U.S.HRH From: infantile scoliosis treatment [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of MPSent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 2:43 AMinfantile scoliosis treatment Subject: Re: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again) I think it's about adolescent scoliosis - which is the most frequent. Infantile scoliosis is about 1% of all scoliosis cases. Adolescent scoliosis cannot be treated by ET. But I agree that there could be mentioned that earlier case (juvenile scoliosis) can be treated by Mehta casting (if they are progressive benign). MP From: " heather@... " <heather@...>infantile scoliosis treatment Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:26 PMSubject: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again) [2 Attachments] This article was forwarded to me by the Shriners FB page, then acolleague. Its the same old stuff....Its just frustrating that ET w/Mehta casting is not even mentioned as an option. If the wordsprogressive infantile scoliosis are mentioned, then early Treatment shouldbe too. My 2 cents...HRH

[Guest guest]

,

Getting scoliosis on the well baby check list is one of the best things I

have heard. I honestly believe that if my sons ped had even bothered to

check his spine it would have been caught earlier then 15 months; as she

did notice abnormal leg folds at 6 months but never even considered the

underlying cause to be scoliosis not hip problems. Oh if this happened it

would be so wonderful!

Amber

> Thanks MP. The majority of the article is about adolescent scoli…The

> majority of scoli articles published are on adolescent scoli as it’s the

> most common. My point is, if an article mentions infantile at all, it

> should also mention Dr. Mehta’s Early Treatment as it should always be

> the first line of defense when treating PIS.

>

> The jury is still out on Early Treatment and adolescent scoli. Please

> listen/view the last portion of A New Direction DVD. As it stands now,

> Early Treatment (ET) is now being applied to older children and I would

> suspect that within the next 5 yrs, ET will be trialed on adolescents with

> low curves. I hope so, anyway. It will be challenging to get adolescents

> to wear edf casts, but doable in some cases. The main principle in Early

> Treatment is harnessing the childs rapid rate of growth. The growth rate

> of an infant is 21-24 cm’s per year, the growth of an adolescent is 14

> cm’s per yr. If we can accurately predict the upcoming growth rate of a

> teenager with low but progressive curves, ET may prove to be an effective

> treatment option for them, as well…

>

> I think the jury is also out on the incidence of progressive infantile

> scoliosis in the U.S. . All medical professionals I work with believe

> that the incidence is higher and that we are just not getting babies

> diagnosed in their infantile stage. That’s why we have started the

> Pediatrician Awareness Campaign and are trying to get scoli on the Well

> Baby Checklist, here in the U.S.

>

> HRH

>

>

>

>

>

> From: infantile scoliosis treatment

> [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of MP

> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 2:43 AM

> infantile scoliosis treatment

> Subject: Re: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again)

>

>

>

>

>

> I think it's about adolescent scoliosis - which is the most frequent.

> Infantile scoliosis is about 1% of all scoliosis cases. Adolescent

> scoliosis cannot be treated by ET.

>

>

>

> But I agree that there could be mentioned that earlier case (juvenile

> scoliosis) can be treated by Mehta casting (if they are progressive

> benign).

>

>

>

> MP

>

>

>

> _____

>

> From: " heather@... " <heather@...>

> infantile scoliosis treatment

> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:26 PM

> Subject: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again) [2

> Attachments]

>

>

>

>

>

> This article was forwarded to me by the Shriners FB page, then a

> colleague. Its the same old stuff....Its just frustrating that ET w/

> Mehta casting is not even mentioned as an option. If the words

> progressive infantile scoliosis are mentioned, then early Treatment should

> be too. My 2 cents...

> HRH

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I agree!!  Im hoping to rally parents here on CAST to begin the Pediatrician  Awareness Project…If every parent on CAST could make copies of the Scoli Screen Booklet and take to their local peds, that would be a great start.  I have a meeting with the AAP on June 9th and will keep you posted.  They indicated in our last meeting that they liked the Scoli Screen Book and I hope they will help us distribute it.  Fingers crossed!   The well baby checklist is also high on my agenda JHeres the link: http://infantilescoliosis.org/ISOPScreeningGuide.pdfHRH From: infantile scoliosis treatment [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of Amber SchollSent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 12:06 PMinfantile scoliosis treatment Subject: RE: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again) ,Getting scoliosis on the well baby check list is one of the best things Ihave heard. I honestly believe that if my sons ped had even bothered tocheck his spine it would have been caught earlier then 15 months; as shedid notice abnormal leg folds at 6 months but never even considered theunderlying cause to be scoliosis not hip problems. Oh if this happened itwould be so wonderful!Amber> Thanks MP. The majority of the article is about adolescent scoli…The> majority of scoli articles published are on adolescent scoli as it’s the> most common. My point is, if an article mentions infantile at all, it> should also mention Dr. Mehta’s Early Treatment as it should always be> the first line of defense when treating PIS.>> The jury is still out on Early Treatment and adolescent scoli. Please> listen/view the last portion of A New Direction DVD. As it stands now,> Early Treatment (ET) is now being applied to older children and I would> suspect that within the next 5 yrs, ET will be trialed on adolescents with> low curves. I hope so, anyway. It will be challenging to get adolescents> to wear edf casts, but doable in some cases. The main principle in Early> Treatment is harnessing the childs rapid rate of growth. The growth rate> of an infant is 21-24 cm’s per year, the growth of an adolescent is 14> cm’s per yr. If we can accurately predict the upcoming growth rate of a> teenager with low but progressive curves, ET may prove to be an effective> treatment option for them, as well…>> I think the jury is also out on the incidence of progressive infantile> scoliosis in the U.S. . All medical professionals I work with believe> that the incidence is higher and that we are just not getting babies> diagnosed in their infantile stage. That’s why we have started the> Pediatrician Awareness Campaign and are trying to get scoli on the Well> Baby Checklist, here in the U.S.>> HRH>>>>>> From: infantile scoliosis treatment > [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of MP> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 2:43 AM> infantile scoliosis treatment > Subject: Re: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again)>>>>>> I think it's about adolescent scoliosis - which is the most frequent.> Infantile scoliosis is about 1% of all scoliosis cases. Adolescent> scoliosis cannot be treated by ET.>>>> But I agree that there could be mentioned that earlier case (juvenile> scoliosis) can be treated by Mehta casting (if they are progressive> benign).>>>> MP>>>> _____>> From: " heather@... " <heather@...>> infantile scoliosis treatment > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:26 PM> Subject: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again) [2> Attachments]>>>>>> This article was forwarded to me by the Shriners FB page, then a> colleague. Its the same old stuff....Its just frustrating that ET w/> Mehta casting is not even mentioned as an option. If the words> progressive infantile scoliosis are mentioned, then early Treatment should> be too. My 2 cents...> HRH>>>>>>

[Guest guest]

It was user http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Scolitech, he created an account in order to edit a few articles about scoliosis in 2010. It was also this contribution: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scoliosis & diff=prev & oldid=344889357.I changed the article but I think it will have to be reviewed to be accepted (I do not have account on english wikipedia).MP From: Hyatt

<heather@...> infantile scoliosis treatment Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 6:30 PM Subject: RE: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again)

The CAD/CAM brace is not superior to Early Treatment w/ Mehtas specialized EDF casting for PIS. There are still no published, peer reviewed, longitudinal, medical studies on CAD/CAM bracing on the effectiveness of treating PIS. There are currently 4 reputable articles on Early Treatment and children are growing straight everyday. Thanks for pointing out the misinformation on wikipedia. Im guessing someone involved in cad/cam bracing wrote that nonsense… Ill change that as soon as I get a free moment. Thanks,HRH From: infantile scoliosis treatment [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of MPSent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 10:08 AMinfantile scoliosis treatment Subject: Re: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again) Just by the way. Have you read wikipedia article about scoliosis and the paragraph about EDF? When I was looking information about scoliosis my biggest problem was to realize that

infantile scoliosis and scoliosis (usually adolescent) these are two different worlds. I found about EDF casting and after reading article in wikipedia I thought that something better was invented. Just look at the last two sentences (I bolded this part): In infantile and sometimes juvenile scoliosis, a plaster jacket applied early may be used instead of a brace. It has been proven possible[49] to permanently correct cases of infantile idiopathic scoliosis by applying a series of plaster casts (EDF: elongation, derotation, flexion) on a specialized frame under corrective traction, which

helps to "mould" the infant's soft bones and work with their growth spurts. This method was pioneered by UK scoliosis specialist Min Mehta. Today, however, CAD/CAM braces are available for young children with a certain standard. Therefore, plaster jackets are now generally regarded as outdated. I know, that wikipedia is not good source of information but plenty of people are reading it. Now I understand those 2 sentences. This is mix of two different things. Earlier (when there was no brace) plaster jackets were used as brace. And of course CAD/CAM brace is better than plaster jacket. But that has nothing to do with the idea of early treatment where the clue is change progressive scoliosis into resolving. And in

this context it's completely msileading. It's interesting with adolescent scoliosis. I keep my fingers crossed but there are so many things different (starting from the Risser grade). MP From: Hyatt <heather@...>infantile scoliosis treatment Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 5:28 PMSubject: RE: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again) Thanks MP. The majority of the article is about adolescent scoli…The majority of scoli articles published are on adolescent scoli as it’s the most common. My point is, if an article mentions infantile at all, it should also mention Dr. Mehta’s Early Treatment as it should always be the first line of defense when treating PIS. The jury is still out on Early Treatment and adolescent scoli. Please listen/view the last portion of A New Direction DVD. As it stands now, Early Treatment (ET) is now being applied to older children and I would

suspect that within the next 5 yrs, ET will be trialed on adolescents with low curves. I hope so, anyway. It will be challenging to get adolescents to wear edf casts, but doable in some cases. The main principle in Early Treatment is harnessing the childs rapid rate of growth. The growth rate of an infant is 21-24 cm’s per year, the growth of an adolescent is 14 cm’s per yr. If we can accurately predict the upcoming growth rate of a teenager with low but progressive curves, ET may prove to be an effective treatment option for them, as well…I think the jury is also out on the incidence of progressive infantile scoliosis in the U.S. . All medical professionals I work with believe that the incidence is higher and that we are just not getting babies

diagnosed in their infantile stage. That’s why we have started the Pediatrician Awareness Campaign and are trying to get scoli on the Well Baby Checklist, here in the U.S.HRH From: infantile scoliosis treatment [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of MPSent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 2:43 AMinfantile scoliosis treatment Subject: Re: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again) I think it's about adolescent scoliosis - which is the most frequent. Infantile scoliosis is about 1% of all scoliosis cases. Adolescent scoliosis cannot be treated by ET. But I agree that there could be mentioned that earlier case (juvenile scoliosis) can be treated by Mehta casting (if they are progressive benign). MP From: "heather@..." <heather@...>infantile scoliosis treatment Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:26 PMSubject: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again) [2 Attachments] This article was forwarded to me by the Shriners FB page, then

acolleague. Its the same old stuff....Its just frustrating that ET w/Mehta casting is not even mentioned as an option. If the wordsprogressive infantile scoliosis are mentioned, then early Treatment shouldbe too. My 2 cents...HRH

[Guest guest]

Im so glad you noticed this MP. THANK YOU...I just changed it.

HRH

> It was user http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Scolitech,

> he created an account in order to edit a few articles about scoliosis in

> 2010. It was also this contribution:

> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scoliosis & diff=prev & oldid=344889357.

>

> I changed the article but I think it will have to be reviewed to be

> accepted (I do not have account on english wikipedia).

>

> MP

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: Hyatt <heather@...>

> infantile scoliosis treatment

> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 6:30 PM

> Subject: RE: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again)

>

>

>  

> The CAD/CAM brace is not superior to Early Treatment w/ Mehtas specialized

> EDF casting for PIS.  There are still no published, peer reviewed,

> longitudinal, medical studies on CAD/CAM bracing on the effectiveness of

> treating PIS.  There are currently 4 reputable articles on Early

> Treatment and children are growing straight everyday. 

> Thanks for pointing out the misinformation on wikipedia.  Im guessing

> someone involved in cad/cam bracing wrote that nonsense… Ill change that

> as soon as I get a free moment. 

> Thanks,

> HRH

>  

> From:infantile scoliosis treatment

> [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of MP

> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 10:08 AM

> infantile scoliosis treatment

> Subject: Re: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again)

>  

> Just by the way. Have you read wikipedia article about scoliosis and the

> paragraph about EDF? When I was looking information about scoliosis my

> biggest problem was to realize that infantile scoliosis and scoliosis

> (usually adolescent) these are two different worlds. I found about EDF

> casting and after reading article in wikipedia I thought that something

> better was invented. Just look at the last two sentences (I bolded this

> part):

>  

> In infantile and sometimes juvenile scoliosis, a plaster jacket applied

> early may be used instead of a brace. It has been proven possible[49] to

> permanently correct cases of infantile idiopathic scoliosis by applying a

> series of plaster casts (EDF: elongation, derotation, flexion) on a

> specialized frame under corrective traction, which helps to " mould " the

> infant's soft bones and work with their growth spurts. This method was

> pioneered by UK scoliosis specialist Min Mehta.Today, however, CAD/CAM

> braces are available for young children with a certain standard.

> Therefore, plaster jackets are now generally regarded as outdated.

>  

> I know, that wikipedia is not good source of information but plenty of

> people are reading it. Now I understand those 2 sentences. This is mix of

> two different things. Earlier (when there was no brace) plaster jackets

> were used as brace. And of course CAD/CAM brace is better than plaster

> jacket. But that has nothing to do with the idea of early treatment where

> the clue is change progressive scoliosis into resolving. And in this

> context it's completely msileading.

>  

> It's interesting with adolescent scoliosis. I keep my fingers crossed but

> there are so many things different (starting from the Risser grade).

>  

> MP

>  

>

> ________________________________

>

> From: Hyatt <heather@...>

> infantile scoliosis treatment

> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 5:28 PM

> Subject: RE: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again)

>  

>  

> Thanks MP.  The majority of the article is about adolescent scoli…The

> majority of scoli articles published are on adolescent scoli as it’s the

> most common.  My point is, if an article mentions infantile at all, it

> should also mention Dr. Mehta’s Early Treatment as it should always be

> the first line of defense when treating PIS. 

> The jury is still out on Early Treatment and adolescent scoli.  Please

> listen/view the last portion of A New Direction DVD.  As it stands now,

> Early Treatment (ET) is now being applied to older children and I would

> suspect that within the next 5 yrs, ET will be trialed on adolescents with

> low curves.  I hope so, anyway.  It will be challenging to get

> adolescents to wear edf casts, but doable in some cases.  The main

> principle in Early Treatment is harnessing the childs rapid rate of

> growth.  The growth rate of an infant is 21-24 cm’s per year, the

> growth of an adolescent is 14 cm’s per yr.  If we can accurately

> predict the upcoming growth rate of a teenager with low but progressive

> curves, ET may prove to be an effective treatment option for them, as

> well…

> I think the jury is also out on the incidence of progressive infantile

> scoliosis in the U.S. .  All medical professionals I work with believe

> that the incidence is higher and that we are just not getting babies

> diagnosed in their infantile stage.  That’s why we have started the

> Pediatrician Awareness Campaign and are trying to get scoli on the Well

> Baby Checklist, here in the U.S.

> HRH

>  

>  

> From:infantile scoliosis treatment

> [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of MP

> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 2:43 AM

> infantile scoliosis treatment

> Subject: Re: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again)

>  

>  

> I think it's about adolescent scoliosis - which is the most frequent.

> Infantile scoliosis is about 1% of all scoliosis cases. Adolescent

> scoliosis cannot be treated by ET.

>  

> But I agree that there could be mentioned that earlier case (juvenile

> scoliosis) can be treated by Mehta casting (if they are progressive

> benign).

>  

> MP

>  

>

> ________________________________

>

> From: " heather@... " <heather@...>

> infantile scoliosis treatment

> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:26 PM

> Subject: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again) [2

> Attachments]

>  

>  

> This article was forwarded to me by the Shriners FB page, then a

> colleague. Its the same old stuff....Its just frustrating that ET w/

> Mehta casting is not even mentioned as an option. If the words

> progressive infantile scoliosis are mentioned, then early Treatment should

> be too. My 2 cents...

> HRH

>  

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,I think your changes were reverted by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jprg1966 .As I see my edits were not reverted as not so radical. Now there is no info that EDF is outdated but nevertheless the chapter should be rewritten (I wrote it about midnight being a little sleepy). I decided to create Cast subsection for clear distinction casting from bracing. People outside infantile scoliosis world seem to perceive casting as type of bracing. EDF casting is a complete method with casting, bracing, observation, decisions.In order to make radical changes to the scoliosis article in wikipedia it would be good to write it with real wikipedia account.

Then there's a possibility to talk about the changes (discussion pages). If you want to change it under IP, then it's better to rewrite section after section - it won't be reverted. Now it was seen as complete rewriting (anonymously) medical article.Wikipedia is the world of its own rules ....MP From: "heather@..." <heather@...> infantile scoliosis treatment Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 7:03 PM Subject: Re: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again)

Im so glad you noticed this MP. THANK YOU...I just changed it.

HRH

> It was user http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Scolitech,

> he created an account in order to edit a few articles about scoliosis in

> 2010. It was also this contribution:

> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scoliosis & diff=prev & oldid=344889357.

>

> I changed the article but I think it will have to be reviewed to be

> accepted (I do not have account on english wikipedia).

>

> MP

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: Hyatt <heather@...>

> infantile scoliosis treatment

> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 6:30 PM

> Subject: RE: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again)

>

>

> Â

> The CAD/CAM brace is not superior to Early Treatment w/ Mehtas specialized

> EDF casting for PIS. There are still no published, peer reviewed,

> longitudinal, medical studies on CAD/CAM bracing on the effectiveness of

> treating PIS. There are currently 4 reputable articles on Early

> Treatment and children are growing straight everyday.Â

> Thanks for pointing out the misinformation on wikipedia. Im guessing

> someone involved in cad/cam bracing wrote that nonsense… Ill change that

> as soon as I get a free moment.Â

> Thanks,

> HRH

> Â

> From:infantile scoliosis treatment

> [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of MP

> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 10:08 AM

> infantile scoliosis treatment

> Subject: Re: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again)

> Â

> Just by the way. Have you read wikipedia article about scoliosis and the

> paragraph about EDF? When I was looking information about scoliosis my

> biggest problem was to realize that infantile scoliosis and scoliosis

> (usually adolescent) these are two different worlds. I found about EDF

> casting and after reading article in wikipedia I thought that something

> better was invented. Just look at the last two sentences (I bolded this

> part):

> Â

> In infantile and sometimes juvenile scoliosis, a plaster jacket applied

> early may be used instead of a brace. It has been proven possible[49] to

> permanently correct cases of infantile idiopathic scoliosis by applying a

> series of plaster casts (EDF: elongation, derotation, flexion) on a

> specialized frame under corrective traction, which helps to "mould" the

> infant's soft bones and work with their growth spurts. This method was

> pioneered by UK scoliosis specialist Min Mehta.Today, however, CAD/CAM

> braces are available for young children with a certain standard.

> Therefore, plaster jackets are now generally regarded as outdated.

> Â

> I know, that wikipedia is not good source of information but plenty of

> people are reading it. Now I understand those 2 sentences. This is mix of

> two different things. Earlier (when there was no brace) plaster jackets

> were used as brace. And of course CAD/CAM brace is better than plaster

> jacket. But that has nothing to do with the idea of early treatment where

> the clue is change progressive scoliosis into resolving. And in this

> context it's completely msileading.

> Â

> It's interesting with adolescent scoliosis. I keep my fingers crossed but

> there are so many things different (starting from the Risser grade).

> Â

> MP

> Â

>

> ________________________________

>

> From: Hyatt <heather@...>

> infantile scoliosis treatment

> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 5:28 PM

> Subject: RE: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again)

> Â

> Â

> Thanks MP. The majority of the article is about adolescent scoli…The

> majority of scoli articles published are on adolescent scoli as it’s the

> most common. My point is, if an article mentions infantile at all, it

> should also mention Dr. Mehta’s Early Treatment as it should always be

> the first line of defense when treating PIS.Â

> The jury is still out on Early Treatment and adolescent scoli. Please

> listen/view the last portion of A New Direction DVD. As it stands now,

> Early Treatment (ET) is now being applied to older children and I would

> suspect that within the next 5 yrs, ET will be trialed on adolescents with

> low curves. I hope so, anyway. It will be challenging to get

> adolescents to wear edf casts, but doable in some cases. The main

> principle in Early Treatment is harnessing the childs rapid rate of

> growth. The growth rate of an infant is 21-24 cm’s per year, the

> growth of an adolescent is 14 cm’s per yr. If we can accurately

> predict the upcoming growth rate of a teenager with low but progressive

> curves, ET may prove to be an effective treatment option for them, as

> well…

> I think the jury is also out on the incidence of progressive infantile

> scoliosis in the U.S. . All medical professionals I work with believe

> that the incidence is higher and that we are just not getting babies

> diagnosed in their infantile stage. That’s why we have started the

> Pediatrician Awareness Campaign and are trying to get scoli on the Well

> Baby Checklist, here in the U.S.

> HRH

> Â

> Â

> From:infantile scoliosis treatment

> [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of MP

> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 2:43 AM

> infantile scoliosis treatment

> Subject: Re: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again)

> Â

> Â

> I think it's about adolescent scoliosis - which is the most frequent.

> Infantile scoliosis is about 1% of all scoliosis cases. Adolescent

> scoliosis cannot be treated by ET.

> Â

> But I agree that there could be mentioned that earlier case (juvenile

> scoliosis) can be treated by Mehta casting (if they are progressive

> benign).

> Â

> MP

> Â

>

> ________________________________

>

> From:"heather@..." <heather@...>

> infantile scoliosis treatment

> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:26 PM

> Subject: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again) [2

> Attachments]

> Â

> Â

> This article was forwarded to me by the Shriners FB page, then a

> colleague. Its the same old stuff....Its just frustrating that ET w/

> Mehta casting is not even mentioned as an option. If the words

> progressive infantile scoliosis are mentioned, then early Treatment should

> be too. My 2 cents...

> HRH

> Â

>

[Guest guest]

As I said on FB I so wish journalists would use the proper terminology for whichever type of scoliosis they are addressing in their articles. As says below: "The majority of the article is about adolescent scoli…The majority of scoli articles published are on adolescent scoli as it’s the most common." This is very true and also very misleading to parents and others who are looking for information on scoliosis as there are other types of scoliosis: progressive infantile, congenital, adolescent - which in most cases is actually "Idiopathic scoliosis" etc. You all know this, mention your child

has scoliosis and people of a certain age are going to say "Oh, like that girl "Deenie" in Judy Blume's book had?" (I am of that certain age ) When I talk about , I say "no, my child has Congenital Scoliosis - she was born with it" and people say "you can't be born with scoliosis, you get it when you are a teenager and hit puberty." Yup, in the 21st century, 39 years after "Deenie" was published people still think only teenagers - and girls at that - get scoliosis. How friggin' scary is that??? Gail********************************************************My current location: The corner of mayhem, foolishness, and total insanity From: Hyatt <heather@...> infantile scoliosis treatment Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 11:28 AM Subject: RE: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again)

Thanks MP. The majority of the article is about adolescent scoli…The majority of scoli articles published are on adolescent scoli as it’s the most common. My point is, if an article mentions infantile at all, it should also mention Dr. Mehta’s Early Treatment as it should always be the first line of defense when treating PIS. The jury is still out on Early Treatment and adolescent scoli. Please listen/view the last portion of A New Direction DVD. As it stands now, Early Treatment (ET) is now being applied to older children and I would suspect that within the next 5 yrs, ET will be trialed on adolescents with low curves. I hope so, anyway. It will be challenging to get

adolescents to wear edf casts, but doable in some cases. The main principle in Early Treatment is harnessing the childs rapid rate of growth. The growth rate of an infant is 21-24 cm’s per year, the growth of an adolescent is 14 cm’s per yr. If we can accurately predict the upcoming growth rate of a teenager with low but progressive curves, ET may prove to be an effective treatment option for them, as well…I think the jury is also out on the incidence of progressive infantile scoliosis in the U.S. . All medical professionals I work with believe that the incidence is higher and that we are just not getting babies diagnosed in their infantile stage. That’s why we have started the Pediatrician Awareness Campaign and are trying to get scoli on the Well Baby Checklist, here in the U.S.HRH From: infantile scoliosis treatment [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of MPSent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 2:43 AMinfantile scoliosis treatment Subject: Re: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again) I think it's about adolescent scoliosis - which is the most frequent. Infantile scoliosis is about 1% of all scoliosis cases. Adolescent scoliosis cannot be treated by ET. But I agree that there could be mentioned that earlier case (juvenile scoliosis) can be treated by Mehta casting (if they are progressive benign). MP From: "heather@..." <heather@...>infantile scoliosis treatment Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:26 PMSubject: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again) [2 Attachments] This article was forwarded to me by the Shriners FB page, then acolleague. Its the same old stuff....Its just frustrating that ET w/Mehta casting is not even mentioned as an option. If the wordsprogressive infantile scoliosis are mentioned, then early Treatment shouldbe too. My 2 cents...HRH

[Guest guest]

I dont think my changes were radical...just factual. Honestly, I dont

have time to deal with this today. My thoughts on this is that we need to

write the differences between cast types and make clear distinctions

between them all. The necessary principles applied in Early Treatment w/

Mehtas specialized EDF for infants with PIS are very different from Risser

casting, edf for adolescents, abbott, etc...

Until these differences are made very clear to parents/docs we are just

spinning our wheels. Ill try and find some time this wknd:)

HRH

> Hi ,

>

> I think your changes were reverted by

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jprg1966 .

>

> As I see my edits were not reverted as not so radical. Now there is no

> info that EDF is outdated but nevertheless the chapter should be rewritten

> (I wrote it about midnight being a little sleepy). I decided to create

> Cast subsection for clear distinction casting from bracing. People outside

> infantile scoliosis world seem to perceive casting as type of bracing. EDF

> casting is a complete method with casting,  bracing, observation,

> decisions.

>

>

> In order to make radical changes to the scoliosis article in wikipedia it

> would be good to write it with real wikipedia account. Then there's a

> possibility to talk about the changes (discussion pages). If you want to

> change it under IP, then it's better to rewrite section after section - it

> won't be reverted. Now it was seen as complete rewriting (anonymously)

> medical article.

>

>

> Wikipedia is the world of its own rules ....

>

>

> MP

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: " heather@... " <heather@...>

> infantile scoliosis treatment

> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 7:03 PM

> Subject: Re: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again)

>

>

>  

> Im so glad you noticed this MP. THANK YOU...I just changed it.

> HRH

>

>> It was user

>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Scolitech,

>> he created an account in order to edit a few articles about scoliosis in

>> 2010. It was also this contribution:

>>

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scoliosis & diff=prev & oldid=344889357.

>>

>> I changed the article but I think it will have to be reviewed to be

>> accepted (I do not have account on english wikipedia).

>>

>> MP

>>

>>

>>

>> ________________________________

>> From: Hyatt <heather@...>

>> infantile scoliosis treatment

>> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 6:30 PM

>> Subject: RE: no mention of ET Mehta casting

>> (again)

>>

>>

>>  

>> The CAD/CAM brace is not superior to Early Treatment w/ Mehtas

>> specialized

>> EDF casting for PIS.  There are still no published, peer reviewed,

>> longitudinal, medical studies on CAD/CAM bracing on the effectiveness of

>> treating PIS.  There are currently 4 reputable articles on Early

>> Treatment and children are growing straight everyday. 

>> Thanks for pointing out the misinformation on wikipedia.  Im guessing

>> someone involved in cad/cam bracing wrote that nonsense… Ill

>> change that

>> as soon as I get a free moment. 

>> Thanks,

>> HRH

>>  

>> From:infantile scoliosis treatment

>> [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of MP

>> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 10:08 AM

>> infantile scoliosis treatment

>> Subject: Re: no mention of ET Mehta casting

>> (again)

>>  

>> Just by the way. Have you read wikipedia article about scoliosis and the

>> paragraph about EDF? When I was looking information about scoliosis my

>> biggest problem was to realize that infantile scoliosis and scoliosis

>> (usually adolescent) these are two different worlds. I found about EDF

>> casting and after reading article in wikipedia I thought that something

>> better was invented. Just look at the last two sentences (I bolded this

>> part):

>>  

>> In infantile and sometimes juvenile scoliosis, a plaster jacket applied

>> early may be used instead of a brace. It has been proven possible[49] to

>> permanently correct cases of infantile idiopathic scoliosis by applying

>> a

>> series of plaster casts (EDF: elongation, derotation, flexion) on a

>> specialized frame under corrective traction, which helps to " mould " the

>> infant's soft bones and work with their growth spurts. This method was

>> pioneered by UK scoliosis specialist Min Mehta.Today, however, CAD/CAM

>> braces are available for young children with a certain standard.

>> Therefore, plaster jackets are now generally regarded as outdated.

>>  

>> I know, that wikipedia is not good source of information but plenty of

>> people are reading it. Now I understand those 2 sentences. This is mix

>> of

>> two different things. Earlier (when there was no brace) plaster jackets

>> were used as brace. And of course CAD/CAM brace is better than plaster

>> jacket. But that has nothing to do with the idea of early treatment

>> where

>> the clue is change progressive scoliosis into resolving. And in this

>> context it's completely msileading.

>>  

>> It's interesting with adolescent scoliosis. I keep my fingers crossed

>> but

>> there are so many things different (starting from the Risser grade).

>>  

>> MP

>>  

>>

>> ________________________________

>>

>> From: Hyatt <heather@...>

>> infantile scoliosis treatment

>> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 5:28 PM

>> Subject: RE: no mention of ET Mehta casting

>> (again)

>>  

>>  

>> Thanks MP.  The majority of the article is about adolescent

>> scoli…The

>> majority of scoli articles published are on adolescent scoli as

>> it’s the

>> most common.  My point is, if an article mentions infantile at all,

>> it

>> should also mention Dr. Mehta’s Early Treatment as it should

>> always be

>> the first line of defense when treating PIS. 

>> The jury is still out on Early Treatment and adolescent scoli. 

>> Please

>> listen/view the last portion of A New Direction DVD.  As it stands

>> now,

>> Early Treatment (ET) is now being applied to older children and I would

>> suspect that within the next 5 yrs, ET will be trialed on adolescents

>> with

>> low curves.  I hope so, anyway.  It will be challenging to get

>> adolescents to wear edf casts, but doable in some cases.  The main

>> principle in Early Treatment is harnessing the childs rapid rate of

>> growth.  The growth rate of an infant is 21-24 cm’s per year,

>> the

>> growth of an adolescent is 14 cm’s per yr.  If we can

>> accurately

>> predict the upcoming growth rate of a teenager with low but progressive

>> curves, ET may prove to be an effective treatment option for them, as

>> well…

>> I think the jury is also out on the incidence of progressive infantile

>> scoliosis in the U.S. .  All medical professionals I work with

>> believe

>> that the incidence is higher and that we are just not getting babies

>> diagnosed in their infantile stage.  That’s why we have

>> started the

>> Pediatrician Awareness Campaign and are trying to get scoli on the Well

>> Baby Checklist, here in the U.S.

>> HRH

>>  

>>  

>> From:infantile scoliosis treatment

>> [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of MP

>> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 2:43 AM

>> infantile scoliosis treatment

>> Subject: Re: no mention of ET Mehta casting

>> (again)

>>  

>>  

>> I think it's about adolescent scoliosis - which is the most frequent.

>> Infantile scoliosis is about 1% of all scoliosis cases. Adolescent

>> scoliosis cannot be treated by ET.

>>  

>> But I agree that there could be mentioned that earlier case (juvenile

>> scoliosis) can be treated by Mehta casting (if they are progressive

>> benign).

>>  

>> MP

>>  

>>

>> ________________________________

>>

>> From: " heather@... " <heather@...>

>> infantile scoliosis treatment

>> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:26 PM

>> Subject: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again) [2

>> Attachments]

>>  

>>  

>> This article was forwarded to me by the Shriners FB page, then a

>> colleague. Its the same old stuff....Its just frustrating that ET w/

>> Mehta casting is not even mentioned as an option. If the words

>> progressive infantile scoliosis are mentioned, then early Treatment

>> should

>> be too. My 2 cents...

>> HRH

>>  

>>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Its still so hard for me to believe! I thought by now proper info would

be given...Especially, in such widely circulated and reputable newspapers.

HRH

> As I said on FB I so wish journalists would use the proper terminology for

> whichever type of scoliosis they are addressing in their articles. As

> says below: " The majority of the article is about adolescent

> scoli…The majority of scoli articles published are on adolescent scoli

> as it’s the most common. "

> This is very true and also very misleading to parents and others who are

> looking for information on scoliosis as there are other types of

> scoliosis: progressive infantile, congenital, adolescent - which in most

> cases is actually " Idiopathic scoliosis " etc.

>  

> You all know this, mention your child has scoliosis and people of a

> certain age are going to say " Oh, like that girl " Deenie " in Judy Blume's

> book had? " (I am of that certain age ) When I talk about , I say " no,

> my child has Congenital Scoliosis - she was born with it " and people say

> " you can't be born with scoliosis, you get it when you are a teenager and

> hit puberty. " Yup, in the 21st century, 39 years after " Deenie " was

> published people still think only teenagers - and girls at that - get

> scoliosis. How friggin' scary is that???

>

> Gail

> ********************************************************

> My current location: The corner of mayhem, foolishness, and total insanity

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: Hyatt <heather@...>

> infantile scoliosis treatment

> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 11:28 AM

> Subject: RE: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again)

>

>

>

>  

>

> Thanks MP.  The majority of the article is about adolescent scoli…The

> majority of scoli articles published are on adolescent scoli as it’s the

> most common.  My point is, if an article mentions infantile at all, it

> should also mention Dr. Mehta’s Early Treatment as it should always be

> the first line of defense when treating PIS. 

> The jury is still out on Early Treatment and adolescent scoli.  Please

> listen/view the last portion of A New Direction DVD.  As it stands now,

> Early Treatment (ET) is now being applied to older children and I would

> suspect that within the next 5 yrs, ET will be trialed on adolescents with

> low curves.  I hope so, anyway.  It will be challenging to get

> adolescents to wear edf casts, but doable in some cases.  The main

> principle in Early Treatment is harnessing the childs rapid rate of

> growth.  The growth rate of an infant is 21-24 cm’s per year, the

> growth of an adolescent is 14 cm’s per yr.  If we can accurately

> predict the upcoming growth rate of a teenager with low but progressive

> curves, ET may prove to be an effective treatment option for them, as

> well…

> I think the jury is also out on the incidence of progressive infantile

> scoliosis in the U.S. .  All medical professionals I work with believe

> that the incidence is higher and that we are just not getting babies

> diagnosed in their infantile stage.  That’s why we have started the

> Pediatrician Awareness Campaign and are trying to get scoli on the Well

> Baby Checklist, here in the U.S.

> HRH

>  

>  

> From:infantile scoliosis treatment

> [mailto:infantile scoliosis treatment ] On Behalf Of MP

> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 2:43 AM

> infantile scoliosis treatment

> Subject: Re: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again)

>  

>  

> I think it's about adolescent scoliosis - which is the most frequent.

> Infantile scoliosis is about 1% of all scoliosis cases. Adolescent

> scoliosis cannot be treated by ET.

>  

> But I agree that there could be mentioned that earlier case (juvenile

> scoliosis) can be treated by Mehta casting (if they are progressive

> benign).

>  

> MP

>  

>

> ________________________________

>

> From: " heather@... " <heather@...>

> infantile scoliosis treatment

> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:26 PM

> Subject: no mention of ET Mehta casting (again) [2

> Attachments]

>  

>  

> This article was forwarded to me by the Shriners FB page, then a

> colleague. Its the same old stuff....Its just frustrating that ET w/

> Mehta casting is not even mentioned as an option. If the words

> progressive infantile scoliosis are mentioned, then early Treatment should

> be too. My 2 cents...

> HRH

>  

>