From: bounce-scoliosis To: scoliosis-digest@ai.mit.edu Subject: scoliosis V1 #574 Reply-To: Errors-To: bounce-scoliosis Precedence: bulk scoliosis Tuesday, 23 September 1997 Volume 01 : Number 574 Today's subjects for scoliosis and scoliosis-teens: Re(2): Need Suggestions! [gkaloust@nktech.com (Gregg Kaloust)] Re: Pain & Exercising [Momble@aol.com] [Fwd: BOUNCE scoliosis@ai.mit.edu: Non-member submission from [Phil Wasson ]] [] [Fwd: BOUNCE scoliosis@ai.mit.edu: Non-member submission from [Bertil Holmberg ]] [] [Fwd: BOUNCE scoliosis-teens@ai.mit.edu: Non-member submission from [Amy1ymA@aol.com]] [] [Fwd: BOUNCE scoliosis-teens@ai.mit.edu: Non-member submission from [Amy1ymA@aol.com]] [] [Fwd: BOUNCE scoliosis-teens@ai.mit.edu: Non-member submission from [Amy1ymA@aol.com]] [] Re: Pain & Exercising [Kathy Patrick ] Re: Pain & Exercising [Deannelove@aol.com] Myofacial Muscle Pain ["Bill Franklin" ] Re: Pain & Exercising [Hagenmom@aol.com] [Fwd: BOUNCE scoliosis@ai.mit.edu: Non-member submission from [Phil Wasson ]] [] Re: Copes Brace ["Patty Aguila" ] Re: Pain & Exercising ["LIZ THEROUX 5-6292" Orthopedic surgeons want you to wait to see if they can make money on the >surgery down the road. This is decidedly NOT the case at the Shriners Hospitals. Our daughter's care has been top notch and absolutely free. Gregg Kaloust NKTechnologies, Inc. (207)582-0842 gkaloust@nktech.com http://www.nktech.com Resellers of FirstClass and other information technologies For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "scoliosis-request@ai.mit.edu" with one line of text: "help". ------------------------------ From: Momble@aol.com Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 08:47:25 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Pain & Exercising Tania, Having dealt with back pain as long as I have, I suggest you buy a bottle of horse linament. Really, I'm serious. Go to your closest feed store and buy a bottle of horse linament. Make sure you shower just before using it as it draws anything on your skin into your bloodstream. You will also smell like garlic but you won't have to worry about muscular aches and pains. Or Vampires!:) M For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "scoliosis-request@ai.mit.edu" with one line of text: "help". ------------------------------ From: Richard Lethin Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 09:21:49 -0400 Subject: [Fwd: BOUNCE scoliosis@ai.mit.edu: Non-member submission from [Phil Wasson ]] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - --------------6163A98FA547C86A2772B664 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit - --------------6163A98FA547C86A2772B664 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from life.ai.mit.edu (life.ai.mit.edu [128.52.32.80]) by deer-park.etcons.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id XAA12499 for ; Fri, 19 Sep 1997 23:06:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by life.ai.mit.edu (8.8.5/AI1.15/ai.master.life:1.18) id WAA06836; Fri, 19 Sep 1997 22:51:06 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 22:51:06 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199709200251.WAA06836@life.ai.mit.edu> To: owner-scoliosis@ai.mit.edu From: bounce-scoliosis@ai.mit.edu Subject: BOUNCE scoliosis@ai.mit.edu: Non-member submission from [Phil Wasson ] >From owner-scoliosis@life.ai.mit.edu Fri Sep 19 22:51:00 1997 Received: from mail-gw.pacbell.net (mail-gw.pacbell.net [206.13.28.25]) by life.ai.mit.edu (8.8.5/AI1.15/ai.master.life:1.18) with ESMTP id WAA06829 for ; Fri, 19 Sep 1997 22:51:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: from pacbell.net (ppp-206-170-209-209.grdn01.pacbell.net [206.170.209.209]) by mail-gw.pacbell.net (8.8.7/8.7.1+antispam) with ESMTP id TAA06654 for ; Fri, 19 Sep 1997 19:50:56 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <34233A06.9B859D32@pacbell.net> Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 19:50:46 -0700 From: Phil Wasson Reply-To: pwasson@cbcmb.org Organization: Teledas Co. X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Scoliosis Newsgroup Subject: Question before surgery Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello everyone, I am a 48 years old man with scoliosis. I have been a quadriplegic for the past 35 and have a 38 and 40 degrees S curve. I'm having surgery because of hip pain and sitting stability problems. I will be having a posterior spinal fusion from T2 to S1 next week on the 25th at Ranch Los Amigos Medical Center, Downey, CA. I think they will be using D-D instrumentation. I have normal sensation and am wondering what to expect in the way of pain after surgery. I have worn a body jacket most of that time and expect to continue using one after the surgery because it provides abdominal support which helps with my breathing. I'm wondering if the body jacket touching my back while sitting in a wheelchair will cause a lot of pain? Is pain usually sharp like a pins stick or is it more of a dull or throbbing ache. I work at home, on a computer, as an electronic engineering consultant. I'm wondering how long it will be before my a head is clear enough to think and I'm able to set up long enough to work. After reading about it here, I ordered the "Scoliosis Handbook" and found it very helpful!! Phil Wasson - --------------6163A98FA547C86A2772B664-- For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "scoliosis-request@ai.mit.edu" with one line of text: "help". ------------------------------ From: Richard Lethin Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 09:27:22 -0400 Subject: [Fwd: BOUNCE scoliosis@ai.mit.edu: Non-member submission from [Bertil Holmberg ]] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - --------------89C28290084AEF192EE73D4A Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit - --------------89C28290084AEF192EE73D4A Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from life.ai.mit.edu (life.ai.mit.edu [128.52.32.80]) by deer-park.etcons.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id FAA14084 for ; Sat, 20 Sep 1997 05:42:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by life.ai.mit.edu (8.8.5/AI1.15/ai.master.life:1.18) id FAA13976; Sat, 20 Sep 1997 05:26:41 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 05:26:41 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199709200926.FAA13976@life.ai.mit.edu> To: owner-scoliosis@ai.mit.edu From: bounce-scoliosis@ai.mit.edu Subject: BOUNCE scoliosis@ai.mit.edu: Non-member submission from [Bertil Holmberg ] >From owner-scoliosis@life.ai.mit.edu Sat Sep 20 05:26:35 1997 Received: from u.mas.lu.se (firewall-user@u.mas.lu.se [194.47.208.1]) by life.ai.mit.edu (8.8.5/AI1.15/ai.master.life:1.18) with SMTP id FAA13963 for ; Sat, 20 Sep 1997 05:26:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by u.mas.lu.se; id LAA13526; Sat, 20 Sep 1997 11:27:33 +0200 Received: from maja.mascan.mas.lu.se(161.52.192.8) by u.mas.lu.se via smap (3.2) id xma013518; Sat, 20 Sep 97 11:27:19 +0200 Received: from 161.52.177.217 (pc517.kir.mas.lu.se [161.52.177.217]) by maja.mascan.mas.lu.se (8.8.6/8.8.6) with SMTP id LAA18913 for ; Sat, 20 Sep 1997 11:25:22 +0100 (WET DST) Message-ID: <342396D6.4115@maja.mascan.mas.lu.se> Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 11:26:46 +0200 From: Bertil Holmberg Reply-To: bertil.holmberg@anestesi.mas.lu.se Organization: Anestesikliniken X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.02 (Macintosh; I; PPC) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: scoliosis@ai.mit.edu Subject: Pain Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit All... Most people have back pains at one time or another. A few also has scoliosis but this doesn't neccessarily mean that the two are correlated. Ask any radiologist and they can show you horrendous backs of people with no problems at all and perfect images of people with a lot of pain. We all want life to be simple and makes this kind of simplistic connections all the time. Bertil - --------------89C28290084AEF192EE73D4A-- For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "scoliosis-request@ai.mit.edu" with one line of text: "help". ------------------------------ From: Richard Lethin Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 09:29:43 -0400 Subject: [Fwd: BOUNCE scoliosis-teens@ai.mit.edu: Non-member submission from [Amy1ymA@aol.com]] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - --------------61DC52A3D5824CF63858CAC1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit - --------------61DC52A3D5824CF63858CAC1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from life.ai.mit.edu (life.ai.mit.edu [128.52.32.80]) by deer-park.etcons.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id TAA14308 for ; Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:39:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by life.ai.mit.edu (8.8.5/AI1.15/ai.master.life:1.18) id TAA29006; Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:23:57 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:23:57 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199709202323.TAA29006@life.ai.mit.edu> To: owner-scoliosis-teens@ai.mit.edu From: bounce-scoliosis@ai.mit.edu Subject: BOUNCE scoliosis-teens@ai.mit.edu: Non-member submission from [Amy1ymA@aol.com] >From owner-scoliosis@life.ai.mit.edu Sat Sep 20 19:23:52 1997 Received: from emout02.mail.aol.com (emout02.mx.aol.com [198.81.11.93]) by life.ai.mit.edu (8.8.5/AI1.15/ai.master.life:1.18) with ESMTP id TAA29000 for ; Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:23:51 -0400 (EDT) From: Amy1ymA@aol.com Received: (from root@localhost) by emout02.mail.aol.com (8.7.6/8.7.3/AOL-2.0.0) id TAA24569 for scoliosis-teens@ai.mit.edu; Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:23:19 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:23:19 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <970920192317_1797439500@emout02.mail.aol.com> To: scoliosis-teens@ai.mit.edu Subject: Re: Re: Re: Braces Bryn- No, I don't have Doctor Emans, but I've heard of him(my friend has him) and I think I've seen a picture of him at the hospital. I have Doctor Hall. He's really nice! My surgery was on February 5th. Amy - --------------61DC52A3D5824CF63858CAC1-- For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "scoliosis-request@ai.mit.edu" with one line of text: "help". ------------------------------ From: Richard Lethin Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 09:29:57 -0400 Subject: [Fwd: BOUNCE scoliosis-teens@ai.mit.edu: Non-member submission from [Amy1ymA@aol.com]] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - --------------2611E324C374CCBBCE592E3F Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit - --------------2611E324C374CCBBCE592E3F Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from life.ai.mit.edu (life.ai.mit.edu [128.52.32.80]) by deer-park.etcons.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id TAA14308 for ; Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:39:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by life.ai.mit.edu (8.8.5/AI1.15/ai.master.life:1.18) id TAA29006; Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:23:57 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:23:57 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199709202323.TAA29006@life.ai.mit.edu> To: owner-scoliosis-teens@ai.mit.edu From: bounce-scoliosis@ai.mit.edu Subject: BOUNCE scoliosis-teens@ai.mit.edu: Non-member submission from [Amy1ymA@aol.com] >From owner-scoliosis@life.ai.mit.edu Sat Sep 20 19:23:52 1997 Received: from emout02.mail.aol.com (emout02.mx.aol.com [198.81.11.93]) by life.ai.mit.edu (8.8.5/AI1.15/ai.master.life:1.18) with ESMTP id TAA29000 for ; Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:23:51 -0400 (EDT) From: Amy1ymA@aol.com Received: (from root@localhost) by emout02.mail.aol.com (8.7.6/8.7.3/AOL-2.0.0) id TAA24569 for scoliosis-teens@ai.mit.edu; Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:23:19 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:23:19 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <970920192317_1797439500@emout02.mail.aol.com> To: scoliosis-teens@ai.mit.edu Subject: Re: Re: Re: Braces Bryn- No, I don't have Doctor Emans, but I've heard of him(my friend has him) and I think I've seen a picture of him at the hospital. I have Doctor Hall. He's really nice! My surgery was on February 5th. Amy - --------------2611E324C374CCBBCE592E3F-- For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "scoliosis-teens-request@ai.mit.edu" with one line of text: "help". ------------------------------ From: Richard Lethin Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 09:30:12 -0400 Subject: [Fwd: BOUNCE scoliosis-teens@ai.mit.edu: Non-member submission from [Amy1ymA@aol.com]] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - --------------DE358B17797662EA13B69D19 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit - --------------DE358B17797662EA13B69D19 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from life.ai.mit.edu (life.ai.mit.edu [128.52.32.80]) by deer-park.etcons.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id TAA14313 for ; Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:41:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by life.ai.mit.edu (8.8.5/AI1.15/ai.master.life:1.18) id TAA29030; Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:25:33 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:25:33 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199709202325.TAA29030@life.ai.mit.edu> To: owner-scoliosis-teens@ai.mit.edu From: bounce-scoliosis@ai.mit.edu Subject: BOUNCE scoliosis-teens@ai.mit.edu: Non-member submission from [Amy1ymA@aol.com] >From owner-scoliosis@life.ai.mit.edu Sat Sep 20 19:25:27 1997 Received: from emout01.mail.aol.com (emout01.mx.aol.com [198.81.11.92]) by life.ai.mit.edu (8.8.5/AI1.15/ai.master.life:1.18) with ESMTP id TAA29023 for ; Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:25:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Amy1ymA@aol.com Received: (from root@localhost) by emout01.mail.aol.com (8.7.6/8.7.3/AOL-2.0.0) id TAA13999 for scoliosis-teens@ai.mit.edu; Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:24:53 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:24:53 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <970920192315_812785291@emout01.mail.aol.com> To: scoliosis-teens@ai.mit.edu Subject: Re: RE: Participation Summary Sue and Bryn, I have a numb spot on me too. It's on the side of my stomach, sort of on my hip. Ive had it ever since my surgery (7 months ago). I just thought I would tell you guys! Amy - --------------DE358B17797662EA13B69D19-- For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "scoliosis-teens-request@ai.mit.edu" with one line of text: "help". ------------------------------ From: Kathy Patrick Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 07:14:10 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: Pain & Exercising Dear Tania, Gooday mate!!! I'm sort of close to being Australian. My mother-in-law is and my husband lived in Brisbane for about five years while a teenager. If I were you, in my 20's and having pain now, I'd want to do more than exercise. If I have known I had scolosis then, (and I was having pain then), I would have pursued every avenue available to me. First step would be to get a second opinion from another doctor because the first one blew it big time. I'd try to get a scoliosis doctor. I don't think it's "too late to do anything." From what I've read, your curve could progress and you don't want that. Believe me!!! Since the Copes treatment isn't available in Australia, then maybe you should look into other types of braces if you don't want surgery. I'm wearing a Boston brace and I am 45. It has helped a lot. There's a new brace called the Providence brace that I just read about which you only wear at night. Read the Bernrich e-mail on 9/21/97. I guess what I trying to say is that you need to look into other options. High impact aerobics is great but with your twisted ribs-gosh!!! Take care and good luck!!!!! At 08:47 AM 9/22/97 -0400, you wrote: >Tania, > Having dealt with back pain as long as I have, I suggest you buy a bottle >of horse linament. Really, I'm serious. Go to your closest feed store and buy > ... For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "scoliosis-request@ai.mit.edu" with one line of text: "help". ------------------------------ From: Deannelove@aol.com Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 13:25:00 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Pain & Exercising From my own experience, I was running 5 miles a day when I was in my late 40's and told that other ways of exercising wd be of more benefit to me due to my scoliosis. Of course I didn't listen, aand who knows if the progression wd have been as great had I been swimming or biking rather than the hard impact of running or high impact aerobics. My only suggestion is that once you know you have a curve of any significance, there are many better ways to get exercise than aerobics Just a suggestion! Deanne For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "scoliosis-request@ai.mit.edu" with one line of text: "help". ------------------------------ From: "Bill Franklin" Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 12:40:03 -6000 Subject: Myofacial Muscle Pain I have finnaly been to the Orethapedic Surgon and started my Physical Therapy... after my PT evaluation it has been decided that I have Myofacial Muscle pain in the area of the top of my lumbar curve.. They are trying Naproxen (anti-inflamatory) and some exercises and some other therapy... (they push on my back and spread their hands apart??) could someone explain Myofacial Pain the the trigger points and etc.. and also if anyone has had any luck treating this? I can't seem to find much of anything on the net about it?? Is this related at all to my Scoliosis or is it acctually a different condition? BTW my scoliosis was diagnosed and is not really that bad... I have a double s-curve with some spinal rotation... thanks alot Bill Franklin III - bfrankln@bb-elec.com B&B Electronics Mfg Co http://www.bb-elec.com Phone 815-433-5100 x213 - Fax 815-434-7094 For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "scoliosis-request@ai.mit.edu" with one line of text: "help". ------------------------------ From: Hagenmom@aol.com Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 13:52:27 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Pain & Exercising Dean, What do you think about Aqua Aeorobics? I am enrolled in a class , but it hasen't started yet. Sue For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "scoliosis-request@ai.mit.edu" with one line of text: "help". ------------------------------ From: Richard Lethin Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 14:27:05 -0400 Subject: [Fwd: BOUNCE scoliosis@ai.mit.edu: Non-member submission from [Phil Wasson ]] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - --------------BB9F330363CE51B370DF285C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit - --------------BB9F330363CE51B370DF285C Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from life.ai.mit.edu (life.ai.mit.edu [128.52.32.80]) by deer-park.etcons.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id OAA17946 for ; Mon, 22 Sep 1997 14:19:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by life.ai.mit.edu (8.8.5/AI1.15/ai.master.life:1.18) id OAA24500; Mon, 22 Sep 1997 14:03:21 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 14:03:21 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199709221803.OAA24500@life.ai.mit.edu> To: owner-scoliosis@ai.mit.edu From: bounce-scoliosis@ai.mit.edu Subject: BOUNCE scoliosis@ai.mit.edu: Non-member submission from [Phil Wasson ] >From owner-scoliosis@life.ai.mit.edu Mon Sep 22 14:03:14 1997 Received: from mail-gw.pacbell.net (mail-gw.pacbell.net [206.13.28.25]) by life.ai.mit.edu (8.8.5/AI1.15/ai.master.life:1.18) with ESMTP id OAA24493 for ; Mon, 22 Sep 1997 14:03:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: from pacbell.net (ppp-206-170-65-213.grdn01.pacbell.net [206.170.65.213]) by mail-gw.pacbell.net (8.8.7/8.7.1+antispam) with ESMTP id LAA29850 for ; Mon, 22 Sep 1997 11:03:11 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <3426B2DB.8A7CB52C@pacbell.net> Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 11:03:07 -0700 From: Phil Wasson Reply-To: pwasson@cbcmb.org Organization: Teledas Co. X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Scoliosis Newsgroup Subject: Biological Approaches To Spine Fusion Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I came across this while searching the Net: "Experimental procedures that wed new osteoinductive growth factors with minimally invasive surgical techniques have the potential to revolutionize spinal fusion surgery, pioneers in the area reported Thursday. " For the complete story, go to: http://www.aaos.org/wordhtml/97news/sp1-14.htm Phil Wasson - --------------BB9F330363CE51B370DF285C-- For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "scoliosis-request@ai.mit.edu" with one line of text: "help". ------------------------------ From: "Patty Aguila" Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 14:28:21 -0400 Subject: Re: Copes Brace Just because the largest curve posted to date is 60 degrees, that doesn't mean yours won't be the record breaker. If you're really interested in looking into Copes, don't let numbers stop you. Take the x-rays and find out if you're a candidate. What if you are? Only the x-rays will tell. Sincerely, Patty Gore - ---------- > From: Hagenmom@aol.com > To: scoliosis@ai.mit.edu > Subject: Re: Copes Brace > ... for > "Copes" unfortunaltly. My curve at the upper is 74% and lower at 60. I had > a feeling that it might be too large of a degree. If you get any more > info;let me know. > Thanks Again, Good Luck and keep me posted, Bye... Sue > ... For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "scoliosis-request@ai.mit.edu" with one line of text: "help". ------------------------------ From: "LIZ THEROUX 5-6292" Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 14:41:14 EST Subject: Re: Pain & Exercising > From: Hagenmom@aol.com > Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 13:52:27 -0400 (EDT) > To: scoliosis@ai.mit.edu > ... > Dean, What do you think about Aqua Aeorobics? I am enrolled in a class , but > it hasen't started yet. > Sue > ... I did water aerobics for a few years and loved it. My time schedules started to get bogged down and I couldn't go anymore. If it worked, yes, I got toned up beautifully but my curves worsened in 7 years and I really have no clue whether this did it or not. I was told at the beginning this was 100% better than land aerobics. Now after losing 50 pounds in over a years, I do the stationery bike and nautilus weights. Surgery is scheduled October 6th but my spine doctor didn't say whether that harmed it or not, just said if it hurts don't do it. I need to be in shape for surgery. - --------------------------------------------------- Liz Theroux, UMASS/Amherst Registrar's Office "Let go and Let God" "One day at a Time" "In God's time, not ours" For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "scoliosis-request@ai.mit.edu" with one line of text: "help". ------------------------------ From: Richard Lethin Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 18:40:30 -0400 Subject: [Fwd: BOUNCE scoliosis@ai.mit.edu: Non-member submission from [ChristiLB@aol.com]] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - --------------20CCCF548369E47272DBAAC5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit - --------------20CCCF548369E47272DBAAC5 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from life.ai.mit.edu (life.ai.mit.edu [128.52.32.80]) by deer-park.etcons.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id SAA18530 for ; Mon, 22 Sep 1997 18:19:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by life.ai.mit.edu (8.8.5/AI1.15/ai.master.life:1.18) id SAA06314; Mon, 22 Sep 1997 18:03:17 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 18:03:17 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199709222203.SAA06314@life.ai.mit.edu> To: owner-scoliosis@ai.mit.edu From: bounce-scoliosis@ai.mit.edu Subject: BOUNCE scoliosis@ai.mit.edu: Non-member submission from [ChristiLB@aol.com] >From owner-scoliosis@life.ai.mit.edu Mon Sep 22 18:03:11 1997 Received: from emout18.mail.aol.com (emout18.mx.aol.com [198.81.11.44]) by life.ai.mit.edu (8.8.5/AI1.15/ai.master.life:1.18) with ESMTP id SAA06307 for ; Mon, 22 Sep 1997 18:03:10 -0400 (EDT) From: ChristiLB@aol.com Received: (from root@localhost) by emout18.mail.aol.com (8.7.6/8.7.3/AOL-2.0.0) id SAA05488 for scoliosis@ai.mit.edu; Mon, 22 Sep 1997 18:02:23 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 18:02:23 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <970922180144_237792644@emout18.mail.aol.com> To: scoliosis@ai.mit.edu Subject: hello Hi My name is Christine and I'm 10 years old. I have had three operations for scoliosis. one when I was 2 & a half & two more when I was 5 & a half. I started wearing a brace when I was 6 months old, and fianally got out of it when I was six. I am in fifth grade and I ski and take karate and swim and bike. My doctor is Dr. John Hall at Boston Children's Hospital. I have been going to him for almost 10 years. I don't know any other kids with scoliosis and rods and fusion. I hope I can meet some new friends on this list. Bye, Christine - --------------20CCCF548369E47272DBAAC5-- For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "scoliosis-teens-request@ai.mit.edu" with one line of text: "help". ------------------------------ From: nnp006@worldnet.att.net Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 00:47:06 +0000 Subject: Re: Myofacial Muscle Pain Bill, I have been going to a neuromuscular therapy center. A massage therapist works on my head, neck and upper back for one full hour. They call it myofacial massage. It really helps. I don't experience occasional pain anymore. Of course, I do stretching and strengthening exercises. He also taught me exercises to strengthen my shoulders and upper back. I get a massage every 2-3 weeks. I wish it were more frequent, but I can't afford it. NNP At 12:40 AM 9/25/97 +0000, you wrote: >I have finnaly been to the Orethapedic Surgon and started my Physical >Therapy... after my PT evaluation it has been decided that I have >Myofacial Muscle pain in the area of the top of my lumbar curve.. > ... For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "scoliosis-request@ai.mit.edu" with one line of text: "help". ------------------------------ From: LJF541@aol.com Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 02:47:21 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Good news What I have been told so far is that Todd has restrictive lung disease because of a neuromuscular problem that was caused from the surgery. He received spinal cord damage during the surgery and had a lot of respiratory problems immediately after the surgery. He was put on a ventilator after 2 days and also had 3 chest tubes for 3 weeks. He had pulmonary function tests before the surgery and his lungs were normal. After the surgery the PFT's show he only has 35% lung use. He is going to have some nerve testing done to hopefully figure out exactly what has happened. Lori For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "scoliosis-request@ai.mit.edu" with one line of text: "help". ------------------------------ End of scoliosis V1 #574 ************************ The scoliosis-digest is a daily encapsulation of messages sent to BOTH the scoliosis and scoliosis-teens mailing lists. You can determine which list a message above was posted to by looking at the message footer. 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