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MY COVID STORY

  My Covid Experience With all the uncertainty and lack of consistent facts about the Covid 19 virus, I feel it is increasingly important that we share our personal experiences.  So, here is mine:  Every winter, I get a tickle in my throat that leads to a cough at night.  This was the same way I felt that Friday.  So minimal that I wouldn’t even have called it a “cough” but a tickle at that point.  No other symptoms. Not one.  I went out to run errands, in my mask, as usual.  That evening, I went out to dinner with a friend and her daughter.  We sat across from each other for hours.  Didn’t wear masks. Didn’t share drinks or food.  Did share laughs and a brief hug.  When I got home, I was finding the urge to sit down and prop up my feet.  Weird. All I had been doing was sitting all evening!  Maybe it was because I was wearing boots and circulation had been minimal to my legs, I thought.  I started to notice a dul...

Got Scoliosis?

If you've ever had a child get an annual school physical, chances are, you've seen him/her bend forward to touch the toes while the doctor examines for an asymmetric "hump" in the spine.  You may even find yourself holding your breath, praying that there are no signs of "Scoliosis".    Afterall, Scoliosis is considered the most common spinal disorder in children and adolescents. Just what is scoliosis?  By definition, "a scoliosis is characterized by a side-to-side curvature of the spine >10°." The curvature is "usually combined with a rotation of the vertebrae and most often a reduced kyphosis in thoracic curves".  ( https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14713591 ) I'm here to tell you that a curve in the spine is completely normal... though not ideal.  We are not designed symmetrically, so expecting a 100% perfectly aligned spine is not realistic.  Once the normal variance goes beyond 10 degrees, the term "scoliosis...