Hey Cerveloguy,
I was amazed to hear about the special personal interest you took in that one case - since I have actually made it my “New Year’s Resolution” to completely stop going to doctors/physiotherapists in my country. They never treat their patients as unique cases. First of all, we don’t have a normal sports injury treating doctor I could visit and this is incredibly frustrating, since all the other doctors are just used to dealing with older people who don’t exercise/move at all - and they treat me, a young 30 year old recreational female triathlete with the same regime. Anyway, I was also diagnosed with scoliosis, after complaining of unbearable hip pain - a month after finishing my first 70.3 IronMan. They first said it was sciatica, then something that had to do with muscles, and in the end they couldn’t decide between a hip stress fracture, and something that had to do with the soft connective tissues in that region. I only know this - it all started with back pain. I lost more than 2 months worth of training, and my lower back (+ knee on opposite side) pain returned as soon as I started biking again, even though I had it refitted about a 100 times. When I have back pain, you can actually feel swelling on the spot that hurts, and it usually goes away, depending on the severity of the pain (a day to three later). I am guessing my bike doesn’t fit as it should - and I don’t have professional fitters close to where I live. Would it be possible for me to contact you in some way other than this forum (I actually joined the forum today, just because of your post!)?