I have a curve in my lower back and discomfort in my neck that I find impossible to live with, and I’m not finding any evidence that there is a cure for this. Isn’t there anything I can do?
Has Anyone To Date Successfully Cured Their Scoliosis?
Has Anyone To Date Successfully Cured Their Scoliosis?
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You can cure functional scoliosis but you can only treat structural scoliosis. The best you’re usually able to do with surgery (or other treatments) is a partial curve reduction. Read below.
I’ve posted the following a few times for other people with questions. I hope I’ll answer the things that have you concerned.
Scoliosis comes mainly in two flavors – functional (the curve is caused by another issue (uneven leg length for example) and structural. There are two main kinds of structural scoliosis – congenital (present at birth) and idiopathic (unknown cause). It is vital for you to know what kind you have.
If you have functional scoliosis, a chiropractor may be able to help. Shoe lifts may help with uneven legs, but there can be many causes of functional scoliosis. I don’t have much experience with functional scoliosis.
If you have structural scoliosis, there’s not a lot you can do. The main treatments depend on how terrible the curve is and how much more growth you have to go. Its not possible to predict how much or how quick a curve may increase.
You need to see a scoliosis specialist if you’re not doing that already. A doctor that is not trained as a scoliosis specialist doesn’t have the expertise to treat it.
Any curve under 10 degrees is considered normal and probably isn’t monitored.
Curves from 10-25 degrees are mild but should be monitored, especially if you’re still growing.
Curves from 25-40 degrees are moderate with bracing possible. You will need monitoring, especially if you’re still growing.
Surgery may be recommended if your curve doesn’t respond to bracing. Bracing will do no excellent if you’re through growing. The purpose of a brace isn’t to make your curve better, but rather to keep the curve from becoming worse.
Curves greater than 45 degrees is major. Surgery may be recommended. This depends on many things, but whether you’re done growing, whether your curve is increasing, whether your heart and lungs are in danger of being squeezed by your curve, whether you’re in pain, quality of life, etc.
If your curve is over 30 degrees, there is a excellent chance that it will increase even when you’re through growing. (Mine did.)
Unfortunately, nothing can *fix* idiopathic scoliosis. Surgery can keep the curve from getting worse, and in most cases, will reduce the curve but most likely your spine won’t be straight (unless you are very flexible in the area to be fused, then you might be lucky).
Chiropractors, message therapists, acupuncturists, etc., can’t fix idiopathic scoliosis. These people adjust the soft, connective tissues and that may (or may not, you can’t tell ahead of time) make you feel better, but remember, idiopathic scoliosis is not a connective tissue disease. Your spine is growing curved.
First you do not state if you were diagnosed with a X-ray or MRI? We all have curves in our spine. Scoliosis is a medical condition in which a person’s spine is curved from side to side, and may also be rotated. It is typically classified as congenital (caused by vertebral anomalies present at birth), idiopathic (sub-classified as infantile, juvenile, adolescent, or adult according to when onset occurred) so do you know what your classification is? Depending on the classification, depends on what you can do to help yourself, but without a classification, I cannot help. I have idiopathic and did Pilate’s for Nine Months until I learned the technique now I do it once a week and find it has really helped with my scoliosis and kyphosis. Best of Luck
My chiropractor did for me. I feel fantastic now.