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My daughter has mild scoliosis detected during the school screening. At the HPB Student Health Centre for further investigation, X-ray shows 15 degree, they said nothing to do at the moment, just monitor till next appointment in 6 month. Are there anything like physiotherapy. Google around it seem to concur what HPB suggested. Feeling anxious to do nothing about it. Google and found one orthopedic who in his website suggest it's treatable if detect early. Quite a number of chiro treating scoliosis. Is it treatable or should we ignore the HPB advise to monitor and seek treatment if there's one.

Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) full-time national serviceman sustained a cervical spine injury during a unilateral parachute training in Taiwan. Underwent surgery and is in a stable condition In a statement by the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), PTE Joshua Quek Shou Jie, 21, was evacuated to the nearest tertiary hospital, where he underwent surgery on Thursday (Dec. 19) morning. MINDEF stated that the surgery had no complications and his condition is currently stable. Quek is currently being monitored in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and further treatment to stabilise the cervical spine injury is planned. An orthopaedic specialist from Singapore has been flown in to help coordinate medical care. Quek’s family was also flown in to visit him at the hospital. Both parents have spoken with Quek, who is conscious and lucid. The family has asked that their privacy be respected while Quek undergoes further treatment for his recovery. Both MINDEF and SAF will continue to render full support and assistance to the family. The SAF is investigating the incident, and has suspended this training, pending the outcome of investigations.

Hi all, Suspected diagonsis with the above. my right arm in pain. feel like nerves are been pulled. just did a MRI and will be seeing ortho specialist What can be done about this? specialist say most likely start with physical therapy and oral med. and monitor progress for 4-6 weeks. Any other advice? how about taking any particular supplements? couldn't sleep properly.

I hope he gets well soon. My childhood idol https://sg.style.yahoo.com/major-road-closures-as-injured-andy-lau-arrives-at-hong-kong-hospital-043408651.html

Take away - keep your kids in booster seats for as long as possible! At least till they are 4 feet, 9 inches, or 1.45m (!). http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/...Name=healthNews NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children younger than 12 are at heightened risk of suffering a spinal injury during a car accident -- possibly because standard seat belts often do not fit them properly, researchers report. In a study of children treated for car accident injuries at two Australian hospitals, researchers found that those younger than 12 were seven times more likely than their older counterparts to sustain a serious spine injury. All of the 72 children and teenagers in the study had been restrained at the time of the accident. The higher spine-injury risk before age 12 "may reflect the adequacy of seat belt fit," the researchers report in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Because standard adult seat belts do not fit smaller children properly, experts advise parents to use car booster seats for children who have outgrown traditional child safety seats. "However, in most countries the uppermost design mass of boosters effectively limits booster seat use to children up to the age of approximately 8 years," write Drs. Julie Brown and Lynne E. Bilston of the University of New South Wales in Sydney. These findings suggest there is room for improving seat belt fit for older children, Brown told Reuters Health. And that, she explained, means modifications to both seat belts and the seats themselves. Studies show that most rear-seat passengers are younger than 18. But Brown said that rear-seat cushions are too long for many children, even older ones -- which causes them to "slouch" in order to bend their knees over the front of the seat. That, in turn, can upset the proper positioning of their seat belts. The shoulder strap, Brown noted, should pass over the shoulder and center of the chest, while the lap belt should cross low, over the hip bones. "Vehicle manufacturers need to design the rear seats of their vehicles so that this is achieved and maintained during a crash," Brown said. For now, she advised parents to use car booster seats for as long as possible -- until they are about 4 feet, 9 inches and can sit comfortably with their knees over the front of the seat, without slouching. Some older kids may be relatively short but too large for most booster seats. Brown noted that some seats are designed with different shapes that may be a better fit for older children. SOURCE: Archives of Disease in Childhood, July 2009.

Just checking as I am being scheduled for this surgery. Anyone had spine fusion? Any implication after all these years?