Just Some Facts...Did You Know?

I get a lot of scoliosis questions, from family and friends. So here are some facts I know.

• Idiopathic Scoliosis (idiopathic meaning nothing causing the scoliosis) is mostly seen in teenage girls.

• Idiopathic infantile scoliosis is opposite, more then half is seen in boy than girls. 

• Idiopathic infantile scoliosis is thought to either be developing while a fetus due to uterus pressure or after birth from laying the baby flat on its back and causing a flat spot on the skull or developing a spinal curve. (Chase's doctors are convinced that he inherited it)
 

 

• 90% of idiopathic infantile scoliosis in the US will need treatment. It will just disappear on its own. 

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• Most infantile scoliosis curves are left thoracic and with juvenile scoliosis most curves are right thoracic. ( This is one statistic Chase doesn't not follow, His is right thoracic with infantile scoliosis. This could be do to inheritance, Mine if I am not mistake I think is to the right also,) 

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I have done tons of researching and know most risks of bracing VS casting.And have talked to Dr. Hammerburg who applies EDF casting. Bracing will just hold the curve or slow the progressive down. While after getting the spine the straightest they can with casting( and with what I see they can get them pretty well under 10 degrees with casting and the child can start off with 50+ deg. But aslo depends on the little spine) Dr Hammerburg and other doctors applying EDF casting can successively brace. 

Chase will make his own  path in this journey. I do not look at all statistics and think chase will follow them like the statistic of children needing surgery if casting don't work.But If we was to think about another child( Which we aren't!) I can't say that the risk of scoliosis wouldn't be in the back of my head.