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[quote=Anonymous]Similar situation, HS age child.  orthopedic doctor will do X-ray to assess spine.

In our case, the diagnosis was NOT scoliosis but something else called congenital high-riding scapula (aka sprengel's deformity).  It is very mild, and thus was not noticed as a child.  If you look at my DC w/o clothes, you can see one shoulder slightly higher than the other and the development of the muscles around the neck is slightly different.  Also DC doesn't stand up super straight.  The higher shoulder throws the hips slightly off.   Some hip and back pain as a result.

Ortho explained that it happens in embryonic development that the cells for the shoulder blades, which start out near the neck in the embryo, do not migrate down evenly into proper position.  No correction needed unless the improper development was severe and limits functioning, in which case it would have been obvious at a much earlier age.

Does not progress, unlike scoliosis, which can worsen as the child grows. [/quote]

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