I think DS has scoliosis but nobody doing anything about it

[hobbgoblin]

Have several health things going on with DC at the moment but promise I do not suffer from Munchhausen's by Proxy wotsit.

DS has always had a sticky out rib since birth and at under a year old I mentioned to HV who said not to worry. Ever since then been told he'd grow out of it.

Well, he hasn't and is now 9 and says it hurts sometimes so I took him to GP following school's observations of him having a strange gait. He had a strabismus diagnosed at age 7 so I thought his awkward walk was due to that but that's now corrected and still he walks oddly.

GP said he had a twist in his upper body - she did not use the term scoliosis but I have Googled since. Anyway, she decided not to refer unless he experiences pain. I am not sure if I am happy with this.

Admittedly the problem seems mild, and is not causing him pain yet but I understand that things can change during pubescewnt growth spurts.

Should I go back?

Hi Hobbgoblin, I have just answered your other thread. Yes go back. Scoliosis involves both a twist and an uneveness of hips. Scoliosis is also sometimes found in sufferers of EDS. You need to get a referral to a rheumatologist and an orthopaedic surgeon. Your gp or your paediatrician should be able to do this. Has the paediatrician ever done a full phsyical examination of your ds, looking at his spine, and how it moves etc? Have you ever had spinal xrays, although these must NEVER be used as definitive in a dx of scoliosis, dx should be on clinical examination only (NHS and NICE guidelines)