Any other scoliosis sufferers out there who exercise?

There's a girl on my football team who has scoliosis. It probably depends on how bad yours is. I'd have a chat to your doctor about it expecially before starting something intense. If that's not an option at least start with something fairly light and work your way up. Of course the whole time listening to your body and stoppingif anything hurts

i too have mild scoliosis in my upper mid spine, diagnosed 17 yrs ago. I play sports, run, workout. My back only hurts when I sit too long. Talk to your doctor and depending on your condition listen to ypr body and do what you are able to do, work up from there as your body gets stronger

i too have mild scoliosis in my upper mid spine, diagnosed 17 yrs ago. I play sports, run, workout. My back only hurts when I sit too long. Talk to your doctor and depending on your condition listen to ypr body and do what you are able to do, work up from there as your body gets stronger

Same here, but only diagnosed at 16 years old after telling doctors for 3 years that my upper mid-back was sore. I have an 'S' curve that has been measured anywhere between 12-28 degrees. One of my shoulder blades is noticebly lower & one side of my ribcage protrudes when lying flat on a floor.

I weightlift, run, bike, rollerblade, play softball & did kickboxing, dragonboat & jiu jitsu. In my experience, exercise strengthens the muscles supporting my spine, keeps me limber & makes me feel better day to day. Sometimes when starting a new workout, my spine may ache the first 1-2 times I do it but then it adapts (much like a muscle).

I find sitting or laying around all day is what causes me the most pain. If I don't workout for 2 weeks, I start to get a constant nagging ache in my spine, especially in the mornings.

Do it, but carefully. My boyfriend has scoliosis, spine in the S shape and all of that, and he lifts pretty heavily. He built up to it, though, and he never had any of those kinds of problems with his ribs :X. His actually hurts his cardio more than it does any weight lifting he does.

Be very careful and go to your doctor first to ask for suggestions. There's a good chance that he may not know himself what you should do, but perhaps he could refer you to a physical therapist or someone else of that sort who could tell you how to safely work out. Don't let your scoliosis stop you, though .

I'm 19, I was diagnosed at 16. My curve is around 25 degrees, and since I stopped growing there is no
need for surgery though I read somewhere that as you get older the disks between your spine compress (something like that, I'm not sure if this sounds silly). doctor agreed and said surgery wasn't needed but if I wanted a back brace I could get one. I use the machines and lift and try to maintain proper form all the time. Even when I'm on the stairmaster I stand upright and don't lean my upper body over the hand bar/screen of the machine. The only time I experience a discomfort on my back is when I am carrying my school bag on my right shoulder (its always my right shoulder) and college books are heavy lol I should really get a backpack. Anyway, Idk if this helps you. Sorry! Oh and my back hurts when I'm typing my long essays and I need to finish on time so sitting for long hours makes my back hurt- I even ''try'' not to slouch- its a horrible habit I need to break.

I've got a curve in my upper spine that can cause pain in my shoulders and neck, unfortunately it's just something i have to live with. I wouldn't let scoliosis slow you down. If you are just getting started I would suggest talking to see how your body reacts and progress to running to see how the impact feels. I have also found that yoga is a great way to strengthen you core muscles that support your spine.

I don't, but my mother does. She's in her sixties now, and she had major back surgery due to her scoliosis about 40 years ago. I know that she finds that if she doesn't work out her pain gets a lot worse. Her solution has been swimming several times a week and doing pilates daily, or at least as often as she can do it. She definitely notices a difference when she misses her swims, and I have a lot of memories of going to the pool with her at our local Y all through my childhood. Given all this, even though she's 30+ years older than me, she's probably in better shape than I am and has always been quite healthy - definitely an inspiration worth following!

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