Scoliosis: Life, Support & Friends

Hey guys. I was looking up some exercises that are ideal for Scoliosis and came across some very useful ones.  Stretch Up and Reach Down The stretch up and reach down exercise is recommended for those with scoliosis by SportsInjuryClinic.net. Stand with your back against a wall, both arms dangling freely at your side. Standing with your back against the wall to perform this exercise helps you avoid bending forward or backward. If the left side of your back is your tight side, lift up your left arm so that it's pointing straight toward the ceiling. Reach up toward the ceiling with your left hand. At the same time, reach toward the floor with your right hand. You should feel a subtle shift in your spinal alignment with this stretch. Hold your stretch for five seconds, then relax. Repeat your stretch up and reach down exercise a total of 10 times, and perform your stretch two to three times per day. If you're not sure which side of your back is tighter or which arm you should ...

ScoliosisJournal have reported on the effectiveness of complete conservative treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (bracing and exercises) based on SOSORT management criteria: results according to the SRS criteria for bracing studies - 2009 SOSORT Award Winner Authors: Stefano Negrini, Salvatore Atanasio, Claudia Fusco email and Fabio Zaina Published: 4 September 2009 Background The SRS criteria give the methodological reference framework for the presentation of bracing results, while the SOSORT criteria give the clinical reference framework for an appropriate bracing treatment. The two have not been combined in a study until now. Our aim was to verify the efficacy of a complete, conservative treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) according to the best methodological and management criteria defined in the literature. Methods Study Design. Retrospective study. Population. We included all AIS patients respecting the SRS inclusion criteria (age 10 years or older; Ris...

Scoliosis & Exercises Interview I was approached by Rick Kaselj in June time of this year, he wanted to interview me regarding the subject of Scoliosis, how I manage, what exercises I do, what advice I would give to exercise experts that are designing work outs for people with Scoliosis. You may listen to the interview by clicking the link "Scoliosis & Exercises Interview" embedded within this post (this is an mp3 and should play in your browser). I have never been interviewed before and I was very nervous but anything to help people with Scoliosis is good with me, I am happy to share my thoughts and feelings when it comes to Scoliosis and life. I have to say I do not like the sound of my voice on the MP3 but I don't think I am alone with not liking the sound of your own voice! I will let you decide if I sound OK or not ;) Some information about Rick and his profession are listed below I would like to thank Rick for the experience and also to thank him for being p...

I went to Spine School last night, I wasn't looking forward to going after a hard day's work but I will do what my Dr has requested. I had to be there for 7:30 start so I left home 30 minutes before and headed off to Marbella, got there on time but then the receptionist took forever to put my payment through so I ended up having to wait ages and then I was the last person to join the class and I hate walking into a room where everyone is waiting for me, they turn and stare at you. So, basically the class was Yoga but concentrating on the lumbar spine, as a person who has done Yoga for many years it was all new to me and I was surprised by this, there were many new moves that I had never done before, some of the moves I really struggled to do and just couldn't get up like she wanted me to so I had to get up from the floor as I would normally. The instructor was Spanish and the class was all in Spanish so I struggled a bit there, I have a good understanding of the Spanish lan...