who here has scoliosis?

[edprush]

Have you found that any treatments or exercies help?

 

[DaShen]

My sister has it. She does exercises whenever she can. She is young, so if she keeps up with her exercise, it will be fine. They have a brace you can use too, but it is uncomfortable.

 

[Patt]

My wife has it, and she is a yoga instructor. She initially went into yoga for some relief, and absolutely loved it. There are many starter yoga classes to help improve flexibility/strength and alignment. If you'd like more detailed info, PM me and I'll ask my wife for suggestions.

 

[edprush]

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[edprush]

no other people here affected by scoliosis?

 

[luckysnafu]

My gf has it. She had to wear a back brace all through high school. She used to go to a chiropractor on a regular basis to get her back re-aligned but hasn't done that in awhile. She said that it really helped getting the re-alignment. She gets the occasional back spasm/pain still though. She hasn't tried yoga or anything like that.

 

[jessicak]

I have it too - 13 degrees 'S' curve (not the kind where you hunch over). In 7th grade PE, they tested all of the students and I was one of the lucky ones who was diagnosed. I have never worn a brace and have since stopped growing (I'm now in college). I have noticed that any kind of stretching workouts (yoga, pilates, etc) really help to keep any type of back pains away.

That being said, it has never really affected me. I marched bass drum in high school, which was 45 pounds on my back for upwards of 20 hours per week, ran cross country in high school, play soccer in my spare time.

However, there is one activity that absolutely KILLS my back: hiking. I could easily walk all day with no problems, but as soon as I have to start walking uphill for prolonged periods of time, it hurts. Oh well, it doesn't really stop me much from hiking since I love it so much--I just make people take breaks for me

 

[edprush]

bump

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

My cousin had/has it. Throughout her adolescent years she had to wear a backbrace. I think she's fine now but I haven't seen or spoken to her since I was a teenager.

 

[eits]

chiropractic can help straighten scoliosis and, in some cases, get rid of it completely.

scoliosis only gets worse if you don't do anything about it. eventually, if you don't get adjustments, your back will get so bad that you'll end up needing surgery.

EDIT: if you're thinking about seeing a chiropractor, try and find one that went to logan college.

 

[slpaulson]

I do, but I've never really had any ill effects or had to do anything about it.
Apparently one of my legs is a little longer than the other, which caused it. I think it pretty much straightened out once I stopped growing.

 

[KingGheedora]

How do you know if you have scoliosis? I slouch a lot.

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: jessicak
I have it too - 13 degrees 'S' curve (not the kind where you hunch over). In 7th grade PE, they tested all of the students and I was one of the lucky ones who was diagnosed. I have never worn a brace and have since stopped growing (I'm now in college). I have noticed that any kind of stretching workouts (yoga, pilates, etc) really help to keep any type of back pains away.

That being said, it has never really affected me. I marched bass drum in high school, which was 45 pounds on my back for upwards of 20 hours per week, ran cross country in high school, play soccer in my spare time.

However, there is one activity that absolutely KILLS my back: hiking. I could easily walk all day with no problems, but as soon as I have to start walking uphill for prolonged periods of time, it hurts. Oh well, it doesn't really stop me much from hiking since I love it so much--I just make people take breaks for me

the "hunch over" kind is actually an extremely bad case of scoliosis where it's not the spine that makes the hump, it's the ribs.

http://www.sauk.org.uk/Images/Test2.jpg <---- this is a test called "adam's sign". it checks for rib humps. as you can see from the picture, if someone has an extremely bad scoliosis, their ribs would manifest as a big hump on their back.

 

[Ricemarine]

I had scoliosis, but not major enough for nurses at my elementary thru high school to tell me to go to a chiropractor. I had 10 degrees scoliosis, they care at 12.

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: Ricemarine
I had scoliosis, but not major enough for nurses at my elementary thru high school to tell me to go to a chiropractor. I had 10 degrees scoliosis, they care at 12.

i'm surprised your nurses could tell the difference between a 10 and 12 degree cobb angle without knowing or being trained in x-ray marking.

 

[Ricemarine]

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: Ricemarine
I had scoliosis, but not major enough for nurses at my elementary thru high school to tell me to go to a chiropractor. I had 10 degrees scoliosis, they care at 12.

i'm surprised your nurses could tell the difference between a 10 and 12 degree cobb angle without knowing or being trained in x-ray marking.

They had to whip out those tools to measure my back... lol.

 

[Lithium381]

I have it, diagnosed in 97 when i was a wee lad(13). Some weeks i can't stand up it's so bad(about once a year, sometimes two),mostly i don't even notice it much at all. My case is labled as "mild" and we haven't done anything to correct it. I will say as others have, that YOGA helps immensly, i do it before i go to bed and then make sure to sleep straight(since your muslces are relaxed, don't want 'em in the wrong positoin when the tense up)....

 

[jme5343]

Had a friend who's brother had it. He was a VERY active kid, good at sports, a great wrestler. After his senior year, he had some major surgery, ended up making him a couple inches taller and no more back pain.

 

[shoRunner]

was told i had an extremely mild case back in 1st or 2nd grade, and have never had an issue since then.

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: jmebonner
Had a friend who's brother had it. He was a VERY active kid, good at sports, a great wrestler. After his senior year, he had some major surgery, ended up making him a couple inches taller and no more back pain.

the only problem with surgery is that you end up setting yourself up for lifelong disc degeneration.

 

[jhayx7]

I have it. Don't know what degree but I was diagnosed when I was about 10. Sometimes my back gets very stiff and once in a blue moon it has a sharp stabbing pain if I move at all. Other than that nothing really bothers me. I take Karate and have hiked with a 55lb pack on my back and it didn't give me any issues.

 

[Descartes]

I went to a chiropractor after a car accident, and they did full x-rays. He said I had a T5 subluxation, and I believe he described a minor scoliosis. A few years later I went to my primary doctor for problems with the T5 (it feels like it "pops" in/out of place, and sometimes it hurts like hell), and he found neither a scoliosis and didn't seem concerned about the T5.

So, I guess I don't have scoliosis.

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: Descartes
I went to a chiropractor after a car accident, and they did full x-rays. He said I had a T5 subluxation, and I believe he described a minor scoliosis. A few years later I went to my primary doctor for problems with the T5 (it feels like it "pops" in/out of place, and sometimes it hurts like hell), and he found neither a scoliosis and didn't seem concerned about the T5.

So, I guess I don't have scoliosis.

i'd get the spine stuff checked out by a chiropractor rather than a gp (general practitioner)... it's kinda like going to get antibiotics from a chiropractor. you go to whichever doctor knows more about the issue and has had more experience with it.

 

[edprush]

Originally posted by: Lithium381
I have it, diagnosed in 97 when i was a wee lad(13). Some weeks i can't stand up it's so bad(about once a year, sometimes two),mostly i don't even notice it much at all. My case is labled as "mild" and we haven't done anything to correct it. I will say as others have, that YOGA helps immensly, i do it before i go to bed and then make sure to sleep straight(since your muslces are relaxed, don't want 'em in the wrong positoin when the tense up)....

Do you use a certain yoga video or book? If so, what do you recommend? I see that there are tons of yoga instructional videos and books.

 

[ForumMaster]

my sister's friend had it. don't know how serious it is, but they put metal clasps in her back so i assume it's serious.