Which doctor to check on DS's spine alignment?
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Anonymous
| He is 9 and we strongly suspect that one of his hips is tilted forward. His gait is also not good. Which doctor would be able to study his spine and tell us what needs to be done? Thank you. |
Anonymous
| A good place to start would be with your general practitioner for an initial evaluation. If something is not right, they will know, and will probably have a better idea of what specialist to see next. |
Anonymous
| A physiatrist or physical medicine doctor. Children's has them. |
Anonymous
| Chiropractor. |
Anonymous
Good grief don't do that. They might know the answer as to if something is off, but you're only going to get one recommended course of treatment.... |
Anonymous
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This is OP. Thanks for your suggestions. His ped hasn't been much help, she thinks we should wait and see. I am not comfortable doing that for a variety of reasons (I see his head tilted in a specific way more often, his feet -not sure of the term- are clearly pressed down inward, and so on.) We took him to a doc in a different state who said the origin of this is likely the alignment at his hips. I foolishly didn't ask what type of doctor would know how to handle this.
We have moved, and I don't want to let this go. I have been reading online about the difference between chiropractors and physiatrists, but everything seems to be geared toward back pain. My son (thankfully!) has no pain, but he definitely has something off in his hips. Scoliosis has also been ruled out. Help! |
Anonymous
| Why don't you go to the cream of the crop -- an orthopedic surgeon specializing in pediatric spine. |
Anonymous
| My husband has horrible scoliosis and blames his parents. Get on it and stay on it until you are sure you know what's going on. |
Anonymous
| I would go to an orthopedic doctor who specializes in kids. They will tell you if you need to worry or if you need to look into PT. |
Anonymous
Me again - I forgot to add that this is the type of doctor we saw when our ped said our son might have a curved spine. She was able to say that it wasn't bad, and then sent him to PT. He just needed some stretching and strengthening. |
Anonymous
Chiropractors aren't medical doctors. Avoid. |
Anonymous
| Try commonwealth orthopedics or. Irvinia |
Anonymous
| Sorry- meant or Virginia spine. Two very good groups |
Anonymous
I don't know why everyone on this board seems to think that chiros are quacks. Sure maybe some, but I for one have gotten incredible pain relief from chiropractic care. My hips were misaligned causing sciatic nerve pain. I've now been pain free for nearly ten years. I would seek out a chiro who specializes in pediactric care. If you're near Bethesda, I would recommend ChiroAid (http://chiroaid.com/mobile/index.php). |
Anonymous
| Make an appointment with Dr Hanway at Childrens. |