straight back?

[drewlevas]

My shoulder tend to curl down giving me a arching back. Anyone as a tric to help me straightned my back without causing to much back pain or HA?

[nsalem656]

I did poor in grammer school. I also was made fun of lots. I did well in high school but was still made fun of. I failed out of college the first time I tried. I eventually fought my health problems and them to get back in. I'm lucky I'm as successful as I am.

[selmaS]

  I did poorly in school....had a very hard time...never was tested, but, I do not think I have an issue, now, back then....I did wonder.

[nsalem656]

I was told I had learning disabilities but everytime I get tested they say it's vague, yet I'm smarter than most of the disabled out there (more likely because I like to read and college). I'm not sure anymore.

[drewlevas]

Well I also have two autistic kids. I want them checked for Chiari, but the doctors wont lisen to me.

[selmaS]

  I have been researching chiari and down syndrome....my SIL has downs and I swear this is what is an issue for her, but my MIL thinks it  is just her limitations as a result of having downs....there are too many high functioning people out there with downs that I do not accept that, plus I know what she was capable of and have see a down hill slide...and it is GERD related, balance issues, head and neck pains....and they ignore what I say and what she says as everything hurts her...she now has OCD so bad and never had it b4, and it is also related to chiari....I keep looking for more articles and I send them, but I do not think she reads them....My MIL that is,,,lol....

[nsalem656]

I meant I agree with you. Doctors have been mis dxing me since I remember. I can't even get rid of the bad ones because I end up with more bad docs. :( At least I have an explanation for why I don't feel right.

[selmaS]

  That is what I meant to say.....

[nsalem656]

It's more likely that the ones with chiari and adhd /autism like symptoms are just mis dxed as adhd/autism

[selmaS]

  This makes me wonder if chiari gives symptoms similar that were mis dx'd as  autism and ADHD...as I am sure not all with the Dx have chiari....

This sure throws another log on the fire.....

[drewlevas]

and one more

http://www.informationaboutautism.com/resources/Chiari_Malformations/

[drewlevas]

An other one:

http://archive.blisstree.com/feel/chiari-malformation/

[drewlevas]

This is not the article I read last summer but they're not bad either:

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/health&id=5251919

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/health&id=5251975

[selmaS]

  All 3 of my sister's boys are in the ADHD spectrum...one is dx'd with aspbergers....so this is interesting....

[drewlevas]

I'm sorry I realy cant remember the link for the article. I'm still looking for it.

[jiggle93]

so much to say after reading this!!!!
First, my nephew has aspie. He was finally admitted into a school that specializes in autism. He has been there for about 6 mo. now and my sister in law says its like night and day difference in him. But with the comment on how autism and chiari have been found together...I would love some more info on this. I have never heard this, and she hasnt either. Has me very curious.
Also, my oldest DD was sent to a specialist because she had leg pain. They discovered she has patella femoral syndrome . While there the Dr noticed her spine/ribs/shoulders. he said that this is a birth defect. We had never noticed it as a small child. It has increased as she has gotten older, now teenager.  For the life of me I cant remember what he called it, but explained that her frame/bones were formed to curve in. Nothing to help but she could try exercises to help the muscles. He never gave us any exercises. Now I am thinking about the EDS, as all of my kids are beyond flexible and perform little freak shows to friends and guests showing how unique they are because of the things they contort their body into.  I too am very flexible and use to be able to sit and put both legs up and behind my head.  So many things to wonder about now!!!!

[nsalem656]

Now that I think about it the symptoms definity can be innerchangable with aspergers.Burst out fits are irritability and a symptom of chiari.That means sis was incorrect. I wonder how many other psychologists were wrong about their patients.

[irislita]

Haha...my sister too thinks i am authistic.i can be really weired too...but i really connect it to chiari...which lets u explode like a bomb sometimes too...

[nsalem656]

snicky. We all do what we have to do to get by. I guess.

[drewlevas]

I actualy cheat! I keep the link as a bookmark on my computer desktop, so when I dont remember a link I go and open it to check it out. ;)

[nsalem656]

Selma and you are great to give me the link but I can't memorize them all in one day.

[drewlevas]

Yes this could be helpfull

http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/Neurological%20Disorders/Acronyms-and-computer-short-hand/show/509?cid=186

[nsalem656]

It probably is on a library database. Maybe not. That gives me hope. HA is headache right?

[drewlevas]

Well I read on the internet, don't ask me where I can't remember that both are believe to be related!

They found out that kids with severe autism that had symptoms of HA and where found to have Chiari after an MRI scan, and that had the decompression done where improving. This kids where going from deep autism to light autism after the surgery and the HA symptoms where almost gone.

Grrr I wonder why I cant find this article again! I should have printed it out! I read that last summer at the library, before I got a laptop for my birthday!

[nsalem656]

Would you believe computer science and math. What can I say I'm good at programming and square roots (not literally).