A question from someone thinking about their first surgery

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A friend of mine asked if scoliosis affects your hips and knees. I know that

both are affected by a fused spine but I wasn't sure about her question. Any

opinions? (I know, asking you guys if you have opinions is like <insert your

own joke here>!)

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Maybe I've caught people at a busy time, but does anyone have any info on this?

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> A friend of mine asked if scoliosis affects your hips and knees. I know that

both are affected by a fused spine but I wasn't sure about her question. Any

opinions? (I know, asking you guys if you have opinions is like <insert your

own joke here>!)

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Hi ,It sure does....here is a link that i hope is what you are looking for... http://www.prcstudiocity.com/scoliosis.htmlFrom: B <scott_blackledge@...> Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 12:15:28 AMSubject: [ ] Re: A question from someone thinking about their first surgery

Maybe I've caught people at a busy time, but does anyone have any info on this?

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Hi - I'll reply...I think the answer is as varied as scoliosis is. In my particular case, I had an 81 degree "S" curve. Now granted I had my first surgery at the age of 17...I had no pain...I ran track... & I did gymnastics. So, "no" I had no problems with my hips or knees. I think sometimes it depends on what type of curve you have. If the curve is in the lumbar area & closer to the pelvis, there might be an increase risk of hip problems. Now that I have flatback, I am developing over stressed knees & hips. In my experience, I know of more people with scoliosis suffering from lung capacity problems than anything else. That was the best I could do............................................Kathy

From: B <scott_blackledge@...>Subject: [ ] Re: A question from someone thinking about their first surgery Date: Sunday, August 15, 2010, 9:15 PM

Maybe I've caught people at a busy time, but does anyone have any info on this?>> A friend of mine asked if scoliosis affects your hips and knees. I know that both are affected by a fused spine but I wasn't sure about her question. Any opinions? (I know, asking you guys if you have opinions is like <insert your own joke here>!)> > >

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Hi ,

I have read from other posters here that some do have trouble with knees and hips as a result of their scoliosis. I also have arthritis in my knees and hips - and hands, feet, shoulders, etc., but I don't know that mine has anything to do with my scoliosis. Since I am not bent forward and stand straight, except when my back is hurting - I don't believe the scoliosis has put a strain on any of my joints other than my unfused vertebrae. Are you bent forward and do you need to alter how you use your hips and knees in order to stand or walk? That can really strain them and could increase the chance of them being worn out long before they should.

I'm sure others will chime in soon as I know this topic has been discussed before.

Jeanne

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Maybe I've caught people at a busy time, but does anyone have any info on this?>> A friend of mine asked if scoliosis affects your hips and knees. I know that both are affected by a fused spine but I wasn't sure about her question. Any opinions? (I know, asking you guys if you have opinions is like <insert your own joke here>!)> > >

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I know many say, that their untreated scoliosis, before surgery gave them no pain, for me that wasn't true. I was a VERY active kid, ran everywhere I went, did multiple sports, and basically lived outdoors. I also had a pretty traumatic childhood, lost my Mom to a drunk driving accident at age 9, the accident really messed my Dad up physically, so he was never the same walking or moving. So I believe my scoliosis showed up young like my daughters did, juvenile, but no one was paying attention to me, just too much going on. Eventually my Dad couldn't hold onto me and my sister and we were put into foster care in hopes of a adoption. So then there was a bouncing of fosterhomes, again no one really paying attention. I complained of pain in my legs, hips and back, all while doing track, softball, you name it, in junior high. Back in that time frame, I masked it with asprin and Doan's pills. It wasn't till I had a towel on coming out of the shower, that my foster Mom ( they later adopted me), noticed my huge rib hump, ( both curves above 80 degrees), and the search was on to find funding for my needed surgery Med-i-Cal( California's medical program for foster kids and the poor) found my condition not to be life threatening

 and thus wouldn't pay a dime towards the surgery, so my Mom had to find private funding( Crippled Children's fund payed for my Harrington Rod to be placed). It took my foster Mom over a year to find funding, all the while I progressed, and hurt everyday.

 

I believe minor to moderate curves probably aren't painful for most, but my personal journey with scolio in my family has showed that it's been painful for both my daughter and me, before surgery, and not just in our backs( she has a long C curve at 28 degrees non  surgical, but quite a bit of deformity, and a LONG rib hump), but legs, and hips. with everything so out of whack, pressure just has to show up other places. My daughter has to be careful with exercise, she know what will hurt her, and also carrying things. In highschool she had extra time allotted to go to her locker often, no carrying the 40 pound back pack most kids do. She has the same things I noticed as a kid, sitting for long periods makes for aches and pains in our hips.

 

Everyone differs, some have pain, some don't, but scoli for me, has always been painful, until I got revised, and for a few years after my Harrington was placed till Flatback set in.

 

Colorado Springs

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 10:31 PM, maggie stevens <maggiestevens@...> wrote:

 

Hi ,It sure does....here is a link that i hope is what you are looking for... http://www.prcstudiocity.com/scoliosis.html

From: B <scott_blackledge@...>

Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 12:15:28 AMSubject: [ ] Re: A question from someone thinking about their first surgery

 

Maybe I've caught people at a busy time, but does anyone have any info on this?

>> A friend of mine asked if scoliosis affects your hips and knees. I know that both are affected by a fused spine but I wasn't sure about her question. Any opinions? (I know, asking you guys if you have opinions is like <insert your own joke here>!)

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Yes , scoliosis does effect the knees and hips. In fact, scoliosis effects

the WHOLE body. It really does involve so much more than just the spine. If you

google the question, you will find TONS of info on this. I myself had bilateral

knee surgery just last year, before my revisions this year.

D (RI)

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No offense, but some of the information on that site is not grounded in science.

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