From:      bounce-scoliosis
To:        scoliosis-digest@ai.mit.edu
Subject:   scoliosis V1 #426
Reply-To:  
Errors-To: bounce-scoliosis
Precedence: bulk


scoliosis                 Wednesday, 16 April 1997      Volume 01 : Number 426


----------------------------------------------------------------------

From: "Jamie Cook" <cookj@sprynet.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 11:04:02 -0500
Subject: Re: Abdominals?

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

- ------=_NextPart_000_01BC498C.BA204F60
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset="us-ascii"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


 ----
From: Charles Cooke <at342@chebucto.ns.ca>
To: scoliosis@ai.mit.edu
Date: Sunday, April 13, 1997 6:53 PM
Subject: Abdominals?

  Hello.. this is a first posting. I have a mild case of scoliosis (I'm
not sure of the degree), which is not very visible, but I have started
working out a little less than a year ago. I have noticed that the
abdominal muscles seem to be much more visible on the side toward which
the spine is turned. I was wondering if there was something to be done
about this, perhaps doing twice as much work on one side as the other, =
etc.

   Thanks.
Hi! I also have scoliosis and have noticed what you wrote about.  My =
curve used to be very mild and has recently gotten worse. Anyway, I =
started working out about two years ago.  I find it very difficult to =
work on my abdominals.  My back won't stay positioned right when I do =
crunches and any abdonimal workout causes a lot of pain.  But I force =
myself to do it anyway and focus on positioning and breathing to =
decrease how much it hurts.  My abs aren't very developed yet, but you =
can tell a difference between the right side and the left.  On the side =
where my curve is you can see the beginnings of definition and the other =
side shows nothing at all.
I have to admit, it's kind of discouraging to do all that work and only =
seem to get half the results.  Unfortunatly, I haven't heard of anything =
to help this problem.  If you find anything out please let me know. I am =
going to the doctor on the 21st and if he has any ideas I'll be sure to =
pass them on to you.
Jamie



- -----------------------
Scoliosis Mailing List Commands
To: scoliosis-request@ai.mit.edu
Body: subscribe
Body: unsubscribe=20


- ------=_NextPart_000_01BC498C.BA204F60
Content-Type: text/html;
	charset="us-ascii"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML 3.2//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 =
http-equiv=3DContent-Type>
<META content=3D'"Trident 4.71.0544.0"' name=3DGENERATOR>

</HEAD>
<BODY><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>
<P>&nbsp;</P>

<P> ----<BR>
<B>From: </B>Charles Cooke &lt;at342@chebucto.ns.ca&gt;<BR>
<B>To: </B>scoliosis@ai.mit.edu<BR>
<B>Date: </B>Sunday, April 13, 1997 6:53 PM<BR>
<B>Subject: </B>Abdominals?<BR>
<BR>
<HTML><BODY><FONT size=3D2>&nbsp; Hello.. this is a first posting. I =
have a mild=20
case of scoliosis (I'm<BR>
not sure of the degree), which is not very visible, but I have =
started<BR>
working out a little less than a year ago. I have noticed that the<BR>
abdominal muscles seem to be much more visible on the side toward =
which<BR>
the spine is turned. I was wondering if there was something to be =
done<BR>
about this, perhaps doing twice as much work on one side as the other, =
etc.<BR>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp; Thanks.</FONT>

<P><FONT size=3D2>Hi! I also have scoliosis and have noticed what you =
wrote about.=20
 My curve used to be very mild and has recently gotten worse. Anyway, I =
started=20
working out about two years ago.  I find it very difficult to work on my =

abdominals.  My back won't stay positioned right when I do crunches and =
any=20
abdonimal workout causes a lot of pain.  But I force myself to do it =
anyway and=20
focus on positioning and breathing to decrease how much it hurts.  My =
abs aren't=20
very developed yet, but you can tell a difference between the right side =
and the=20
left.  On the side where my curve is you can see the beginnings of =
definition=20
and the other side shows nothing at all.<BR>
I have to admit, it's kind of discouraging to do all that work and only =
seem to=20
get half the results.  Unfortunatly, I haven't heard of anything to help =
this=20
problem.  If you find anything out please let me know. I am going to the =
doctor=20
on the 21st and if he has any ideas I'll be sure to pass them on to =
you.</FONT>

<P><FONT size=3D2>Jamie</FONT>

<P><FONT size=3D2><BR>
<BR>
<BR>
- -----------------------<BR>
Scoliosis Mailing List Commands<BR>
To: <A=20
href=3D"mailto:scoliosis-request@ai.mit.edu">scoliosis-request@ai.mit.edu=
</A><BR>
Body: subscribe<BR>
Body: unsubscribe </FONT></P>
</FONT>
</BODY></HTML>

- ------=_NextPart_000_01BC498C.BA204F60--

- -----------------------
Scoliosis Mailing List Commands
To: scoliosis-request@ai.mit.edu
Body: subscribe
Body: unsubscribe

------------------------------

From: EarthLady3@aol.com
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 12:15:02 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Copes Brace & Adults?

Greetings all,

I recently contacted the Copes Foundation in order to find out if they had
any doctors using their system in my area (Tucson, AZ).  There is one, and
before I call him for an informational interview I'd like to inquire here.
  Does anyone know if the Copes brace has worked for adults with a
progression of 58 degrees or more?

You can either post here or contact me directly at EarthLady3@aol.com.

Thanks much,
Connie
- -----------------------
Scoliosis Mailing List Commands
To: scoliosis-request@ai.mit.edu
Body: subscribe
Body: unsubscribe

------------------------------

From: "Richard A. Lethin" <lethin@equator.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 12:53:39 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [kcb@phoenix.net: Scoliosis surgery history]

The first body-cast spinal fusion... 1997-(46+15)=1966...

- ------- Start of forwarded message -------
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 01:36:44 +0000
From: KC Bennett <kcb@phoenix.net>
X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Macintosh; I; 68K)
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: lethin@ai.mit.edu
Subject: Scoliosis surgery history
X-URL: http://www.ai.mit.edu/scoliosis/scoliosis.html#warning
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Hi Rich--

You asked for spinal fusion history information in your faq--

My husband had the first (published ?)spinal fusion performed in the
body cast when he was 15--no metal rod then, the cast kept him
straight until the bone fused.  It was in Atlanta, and it's held up
quite well (he's 46 now).  If you're doing something with this, he
could tell you the doctor, I don't know that one...

Do you have any info on problems later in life, post fusion?  References?

Thanks

K. C. Bennett
- ------- End of forwarded message -------

- -----------------------
Scoliosis Mailing List Commands
To: scoliosis-request@ai.mit.edu
Body: subscribe
Body: unsubscribe

------------------------------

From: jgjelle@dds.nl
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 19:54:31 -0700
Subject: chiropractors

<BASE HREF="http://www.proservices.com/pas_user/medserv.html">

<HTML>
<HEAD>



<TITLE>Doc in the Box</TITLE>



</HEAD>



<FRAMESET FRAMEBORDER=0 COLS="105,*">



<FRAME FRAMEBORDER=0 SRC="/navbar.html" NAME="sidebar" MARGINWIDTH="0" MARGINHEIGTH="0">



<FRAME FRAMEBORDER=0 SRC="/pas_user/specialty.html" NAME="main">



</FRAMESET>



<NOFRAMES>



<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#FF0000" ALINK="00FF00">

<H1 ALIGN=CENTER>Medical Specialties</H1>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><CENTER><TABLE BORDER=7 CELLSPACING=5 CELLPADDING=5>





<TR>

<TH><A HREF="/pas_user/anesthesiology/entry.html">Anesthesiology</A>
<TH><A HREF="/pas_user/cardiology/entry.html">Cardiology</A> 

<TH><A HREF="/pas_user/colon/entry.html">Colon &amp; Rectal</A> 
<TR>
<TH><A HREF="/pas_user/family/entry.html">Family Practice</A>


<TH><A HREF="/pas_user/general_surgery/entry.html">General Surgery</A> 
<TH><A HREF="/pas_user/internal_medicine/entry.html">Internal Medicine</A> 
<TR>
<TH><A HREF="/pas_user/gastroenterology/entry.html">Gastroenterology</A>
<TH><A HREF="/pas_user/neurology/entry.html">Neurology</A> 

<TH><A HREF="/pas_user/neurosurgery/entry.html">Neurosurgery</A> 
<TR>
<TH><A HREF="/pas_user/ob-gyn/entry.html">Ob-Gyn</A>

<TH><A HREF="/pas_user/oncology/entry.html">Oncology</A>
<TH><A HREF="/pas_user/ophthalmology/entry.html">Ophthalmology</A> 
<TR>
<TH><A HREF="/pas_user/orthopaedics/entry.html">Orthopaedic Surgery</A> 
<TH><A HREF="/pas_user/ent/entry.html">Otolaryngology<BR><FONT SIZE=-2>(Ear, Nose &amp; Throat)</FONT></A>  
<TH><A HREF="/pas_user/ped_surgery/entry.html">Pediatric Surgery</A>
<TR>
<TH><A HREF="/pas_user/pediatrics/entry.html">Pediatrics</A> 
<TH><A HREF="/pas_user/plastic_surgery/entry.html">Plastic Surgery</A>  
<TH><A HREF="/pas_user/pulmonary/entry.html">Pulmonary Medicine</A>
<TR>
<TH><A HREF="/pas_user/radiology/entry.html">Radiology</A>
<TH><A HREF="/pas_user/urology/entry.html">Urology</A> 
<TH><A HREF="/pas_user/vascular_surgery/entry.html">Vascular Surgery</A>  
</TABLE></CENTER>



</P>

</TABLE></CENTER>



</P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><HREF SRC="/index.html"><IMG SRC="/images/footer.gif"></P>



<HR>



<P>



&copy; 1996, <A HREF="mailto:pas@proservices.com"><EM>Professional Access Services</EM></A><BR>



Design by <A HREF="mailto:ibdg2@ibdg.com"><EM>InterWeb Business Development Group</EM></A>



<P>



</BODY>



</NOFRAMES>



</HTML>


- -----------------------
Scoliosis Mailing List Commands
To: scoliosis-request@ai.mit.edu
Body: subscribe
Body: unsubscribe

------------------------------

End of scoliosis V1 #426
************************

