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How do you manage the effect of Kyphosis and Scoliosis?

Posted by notmoff @notmoff, Sep 10, 2022

I am a 80 year old woman with many health issues with a question about the possible effect of increasing kyphosis and scoliosis that has me very thin, bent, twisted with a 5" height loss from osteoporosis and multiple compression fractures that I tolerated without any medication – a great example of self neglect and fear.

My thin frame has a very bloated gut attached I attribute to obstipation, probably from a very redundant colon and multiple abdominal adhesions.

Now a cardiologist and gastroenterologist attribute it largely to my restricted hunched body having no place for my intestine to go but OUT. The gastroenterologist did acknowledge the severe obstipation and recommended Motegrity to relieve some of the pain.

Does anyone with somewhat similar issues also have a very bloated gut? I plan to post this also on the tortuous colon thread in Digestive Issues.

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rjmtwit | @rjmtwit | Nov 17, 2022

So glad to hear of your daughter's success too! You could have the Regenerative MD do an evaluation for you. It is 'lax ligaments' that are fixed, not really the joint's bones. I think of my treatments as fixes of the joint's over extensions 'collateral damage.'

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windyshores | @windyshores | Nov 18, 2022
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@rjmtwit

So glad to hear of your daughter's success too! You could have the Regenerative MD do an evaluation for you. It is 'lax ligaments' that are fixed, not really the joint's bones. I think of my treatments as fixes of the joint's over extensions 'collateral damage.'

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Yes, prolotherapy does not address bone issues. That is why the relatively benign x-ray that only showed mild degeneration, encouraged me to consider PRP.

My daughter was born with joints that are too loose and had two surgeries at age 10. PRP has really helped her.

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rjmtwit | @rjmtwit | Nov 18, 2022
In reply to @windyshores "Yes, prolotherapy does not address bone issues. That is why the relatively benign x-ray that only..." + (show)
@windyshores

Yes, prolotherapy does not address bone issues. That is why the relatively benign x-ray that only showed mild degeneration, encouraged me to consider PRP.

My daughter was born with joints that are too loose and had two surgeries at age 10. PRP has really helped her.

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Sounds good. I ha e had PRP for another issue too, and it worked very well to remove scar tissue from a twice used groin incision and hip replacement.
And my daughter was born with mis-allignments too and slept in a leg brace for 6 months before she could walk, followed by special shoes. We were very lucky to have him as a pediatrician.
You might look for a Digital Motion Xray that measures joint movements. Chiropractors have them and radiologists read them and send them to your Dr. I had one when I was tying to figure out what turned out to be hypermobile cervical joint.
Good luck

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