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I am giving a presentaion on this subject this week end in Bellevue WA. Rotoscoliosis is often misunderstood since there is a differring of opinions on its cause. The most common cause is that the psoas is in a guarding response. This causes a torque or twist force to the spine. The psoas is most often in the guarding response due to a contralateral problem that is missed by most. The groin pull on the contralateral side causes a pull to approximate the symphysis pubis (left most common) which creates a feedback to the proprioceptive sense to activate the contralateral psoas ( right most common) The psoas then applies a rotary pressure to the spine and the QL on the contralateral side to the psoas and the serratus pos. inf. of the ipsilateral side brace the back with a resulting lateral scoliotic patterning. You might show this to your physio. Or contact me.

hi, i am writing you in regards to the chronic pain i have suffered since sept 97. i substained a low back and r.sacroiliac joint injury. unfortunatley due to misdiagnosis i was not given sufficient physio, was sent to a work hardning program. from the 1st assessment i realized a significant increase in pain, compared to the decrease slowly during a month and half of physio prior. during 1st 2 weeks pain increased so much i was crippled, unable to sleep as pain killers at time prior did not touch this level of pain. months later i had 2 mri's showing a fractured L5-S1 vertabrae, torn major gluteal muscle, and an Si joint popping out due to stretched ligaments, and deep groin pain., sciatica, numbness in leg and hip and gluts this continued to increase in pain, and dr rx morphine as well as marcaine shots, which provided temp. relief i developed loss of sleep, then depression from pain and fatigue i eventually sought out specialists, who confirmed injuries, as well as strain causing rotoscoliosis of lumbar spine. i continued reg. physio but with short term relief. in the last yr i have developed nerve impingement in my neck affecting my shoulder and arm my dr and i can feel lesions on muscles right where the affected nerves run through. my dr believes i have developed fibromyalgia due to tramau improperly healed causing 24/7 pain and sleep loss. shortly after my injury a specialist in edmonton and one in vancouver recomended prolotherapy for the si joint,lumbar areas. now after all these yrs i also have instabilities in other places in my back and neck, degenerative conditions and bone spurs. i am looking for a dr who may do facet blocks to reduce the pain and any other procedure to lessen the pain as i am now bed ridden or reclined most of the time. i tried exercise to strengthen and ended up with more pain. is there a dr i can get refered to, pain clinic etc... to do these procedures where i do not have to travel far as sitting is painful, in the calgary area. i am willing to try anything other than more meds. facet blocks, stabalize pelvis si joint, and treat neck as well? i have exhausted all other types of rehab, and come to realize surgery may be my only hope. i am now 38 yrs old and have lost 10 productive yrs of my life and do not want to continue dealing with this for another 20 yrs. it has taken a big toll on my life, i am ready to try any procedure, experimental or not. so if you know of a dr who can start me in right direction that my dr can refer me to. i would be so gratified thank you kevin hyland 1823-14 ave s lethbridge,ab t1k-0v2 403-388-8634