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Hi all. Just wanted to update that we saw a chiro yesterday. I felt like he was the first person who fully understood what caused the fracture. He said DS has weak internal oblique, and his thoriadic spine doesn't have good mobility, which puts more stress on his lumbarspine. Chiro ordered to...

Thank you NutterButter. That is so good to read, it's so hard to judge with the pain, and last few months DS hasn't really had any pain, mild ache or "feelings" in the back. The PT has really strengtened his glutes, hammies, even lower back muscles. They all pointed out DS had weak core and...

Thank you for your response. Severs is thankfully gone now, and I think DS's growth has started to slow down. Growing at such pace, I mean like 15cm in one year, is probably what put him at risk in the first place. This week we are feeling more positive. A plan has been created bythe 2 PTs...

Thisis a great point too, thank you. This mayvery well be one of the contributing factors. DS was on very limited training for 3-4 months, then did a big comp, and back pain started. And then again now, trying to get back to running after a very long break... I will try and find that webinar...

kendo348, doyou mean Orthopedic Dr? Would Orthopedic surgeon be the same? At the Sports Medicine clinic, where we have seen a Sports Dr for his back injury for the last 8 months, there are some Orthopedic surgeons, some of them seem to be knee specialist.

kendo348, what is a DO? (Sorry the term is not known to me here in Aus)

Thank you so much for taking time to response. Yes I agree that although the Sports Dr we have seen (for the L5 stressie) at the sports medicine clinic has been great, they don't really consider all factors and underlying influences. They seem to assume it's due to overtraining or because of...

I am new here, and wantto ask your experiences and words of wisdom with my 14y/o son... Prepare for a long history, sigh.. For starters, son does not do gym, her younger sister does. But during son's injuries, this forum has given me most help, advice and comfort. DS always been sporty and...