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> an xray taken from the side view last week , showed an s shape to his > spine, . a view from the center back was not available. > there is a brace called spine cor that we are trying to find > availability. has anyone used this or bought it? or know how much it > costs? I have seen many long time PWP with a scliosis. PD very often affects one side more than the other so there is an imbalance between the muscles maintaining the spine. At first it seems it is only malposition but with time it develops into a fixed scoliosis. The leaning on one side can be corrected at first with adequate medication but in the long run it becomes more pronounced, especially when tired. Some days worse than others that is why I don't think a brace would be very helpful unless you have a lot of exercise. Braces usually tend to weaken muscles since they don't have to work anymore to keep posture. JOhn ,after 20 years of PD has a fixed scoliosis. no need to Xray or MRI to confirm something that is obvious. It can also be painful, obviously. The best prevention is exercises for the back. Massage of painful spinal muscles will relieve some of the pain maryse cg JOhn 80 /+-60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn