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Suggest Treatment For Wedged Vertebrae In Spine
Hello, my son has 3 vertebrae that are wedged. After seeing ortho, she suggests just physical therapist to correct posture. Physical therapist suggest scheuermann s disease. During physical therapist evaluation, there is no flexibility in area of spone where vertebrae are wedged. What should course of treatment be? When and what should be follow up? Thank you
Wed, 26 Nov 2014
Physiotherapy for now. If the curvature is too big, which happens when multiple vertebrae are involved, then surgery is needed. He will do fine in long term.
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