What can I do for scoliosis that is not surgery? I have a 15 degree sharp curve in my upper back but am done growing. should i be strengthening? I believe it is putting stress on my neck and shoulders.
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What can I do for scoliosis that is not surgery?
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First off, have you been to a chiropractor who specializes in curve correction? If not, that is my first recommendation. There are exercises, however to do them on a faulty structure is not recommended.
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Alot.....exercise, nutrition, Tai Chi, inversion traction at 30 degrees2x a month, seeing a chiropractor for restricted intersegmental spinal movement. Improving pelvic movement thru chiropractic, Feldenkrais spinal chain movements, massage for shortened muscles, Alexander Technique for posture. Just don't lay down,
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A 15 degree curve is not insurmountable, but also cannot be ignored. The fact that you are 32 years old means that the curve should not progress any further however as you age it will predispose you to premature degeneration. It is vitally important that you maintain as much vertebral joint integrity as you can in that region to help prevent that. There are some chiropractic treatment methods that have been very successful in reducing scoliotic curvatures of the spine even in those who are skeletally mature. I recommend that you seek out a chiropractor that practices either Petibon or Chiropractic Biophysics. These techniques will incorporate strengthening in with the care. You would be better off strengthening a more sound spinal structure than one that is not sound. Good luck.
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Thank you for your question. Strengthening is often a valuable part of a complete program for correcting scoliosis. The exercises should be specific to you personally and performed in combination with spinal adjustments, mirror image adjustments, and corrective traction. Chiropractors are very skilled in designing a program that is complete. Here is a good website for you to check out: http://www.idealspine.com/cbp-patient/
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Find a local chiropractor in your area that specializes with scoliosis... Someone who specializes in CBP...
You are right, the curve in your back, scoliosis is putting stress on your neck and shoulders and surgery is not a good option. There are some counter straining exercises but you should get check by a chiropractor that has experience with treating scoliosis. While physical therapy and acupuncture may give you some relief, a doctor of Chiropractic is the best qualified health care professionals to reduce mechanical tension on the spine without surgery.
Having scoliosis in your upper back can lead to pain and muscle spasms due to the spine being out of alignment by default of the scoliosis as well as the muscles being out of balance on the right and left sides of the spine. Getting into a good custom exercise and strengthening program with a physical therapist or chiropractic office is optimal. It will help strengthen the weak muscles and train the over active muscles to be in balance. Having scoliosis in the upper back tends to cause the ribs in that area to get mis aligned also creating additional pain. Chiropractic adjustments will help as well as keep muscle spasms under control. Anytime one part of the spine is misaligned it will put stress on the other parts of the spine. So you are correct about added stress on your neck and shoulders. Those areas are trying to keep your head in balance in a straight line and has to work harder with the curve in your upper back.
Find a Doctor of Chiropractic near you that has x-ray services in their office. The scoliosis is a compensatory in nature and typically due to some sort of pelvic or spinal imbalance. Full spine x-rays are important to determine cause of the curve.