Yoga or Pilates DVD for scoliosis

[BarbaraJ]

Hi, both of my daughters had spinal fusion surgery 2 years ago. One of them still has pain at the rib hump site. I heard that the dvd "Pilates for scoliosis" was very good but then when I looked it up, I saw one for Yoga too. Has anyone tried either of these and are they any good?

Thank you.

Barbara

[trulyaries]

I haven't tried either one yet - it's too soon since my last surgery - but I believe there's a difference between yoga/pilates exercises for people BEFORE they have had fusions and AFTER they have had fusions. I would think you would have to have instructors who are well versed about scoliosis and fusions so that they can adapt the exercises accordingly. And I do think you should have your daughters work with a qualified instructor first to make sure they are doing the exercises properly, rather than attempting them first from a book or DVD.

I too will be interested to see what anyone else who has fusions will say about either one.

[ecnw]

I did pilates last year, it has been about 23 years since I had my harrington rod surgery. It was a small group session with two other people who had scoliosis. It felt great to do exercises on the reformer.
I would say, make sure you get someone who is knowledgable, my main instructor had been a physical therapist. When she was out, the other instructor was not as keen on understanding we could only do certain positions, our flexibility.
Good Luck, Emily

[vndy]

yoga

I do yoga regularly, and my personal opinion is that it's good for my back (and the rest of me). That said, I have surgery scheduled 2 months from now, and do not know how or if I'll be able to practice yoga after surgery...

[pat]

There's an instructor with her own website/DVD, I think for scoliosis after fusion surgery, Ellen Kiley, scoliyoga/scoliyogi. pat

[CurvySAT05]

There is a book called Pilates for Fragile Backs that is written specifically for people with spinal fusions and/or other back conditions. One of the ladies that wrote the book has scoliosis with previous spinal fusion, and the other lady had spinal fusion for another back condition. It looks like a really great. The exercises have a small warm-up on the mat and then use the reformer and the cadillac. I got mine from Barnes and Noble online, but im sure you can find it multiple places. I have not been able to use mine yet...can't wait till I can start
Amanda

[pat]

Pilates for Fragile Backs

Yes, yes, we also have that book; great book for post-ops. pat