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~~~When a parent is given the grim news that their infant or young child has scoliosis, the initial reaction is one of disbelief and fear. If the scoliosis is of the progressive variety, a parent should know that current literature does not paint a rosy picture. The prognosis is bleak. Yet despite the relentless nature of progressive scoliosis in young children, many highly respected doctors are hesitant to cast or even brace these children for long periods of time citing risks of chest wall deformities. Yet, scoliosis by its very nature leads to chest wall deformities, cardio pulmonary problems and early death. So what gives ?

At this support group, parents will have access to literature which shows that the prognosis for infantile and juvenile scoliosis does NOT have to be bleak. We discuss alternative successful treatments currently being used by Katharina Schroth, Manuel Rigo, Min Mehta.

I am delighted and very proud to say that Dr. Douglas Hedden M.D. and his wonderful staff, was the very first doctor in North America to apply the method pioneered by Dr. Min Mehta. The CAST Group developed as a direct result of D's miraculous experience six months into treatment when I got in touch with the mother who subsequently formed that group. My daughter would not be where she is today without the *outstanding* doctors who have treated her. She has grown nearly two feet since this scoliosis journey began 8 years ago and more importantly her scoliosis is almost nonexistent!

(May 2002, shortly before we discovered her 60 degree curve at the age of 19 months. Three weeks later, she was placed in the first of 7 casts. Now her inbrace curve is "2" degrees)

I wrote a book. This was my escape from the world of scoliosis. It's a novel that will appeal to young and old tand its available at Amazon:

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Early Onset Scoliosis

To Increase Awareness and Education