Hi there,
To introduce myself, I'm a 21 y/o female and was diagnosed with scoliosis at 15. My curvature is quite severe - 60 degrees (last checked when I was 15) right thoracic I believe.
I'm just wondering if any of you have tried hot yoga to treat the discomfort of scoliosis and potentially correct the curvature? I tried it once, and lemme tell ya, it was torture! I'm not that athletic to begin with so any sort of strenuous exercise gets me panting pretty quickly. I do yoga at home on my own (Yoga for Scoliosis by Elise Miller), but nothing like that. If you don't know what it is, basically it's yoga done in a studio with sauna-like temperature and humidity. BUT *afterwards*, I felt amazing! My back just felt... comfortable.. balanced. Maybe that happens with any time of strenuous exercise?? Sadly I don't do enough of it to know. I've read testimonials on the local hot yoga center's website and apparently it helps scoliosis. I'm thinking of bearing the pain and start to go on a regular basis. Just thought I would check in on other scoliosis patients' experiences with it.
Second question -- do scoliosis patients tend to have bulging bellies from the curvature? I've always been very skinny but for some reason I have this flab on the tummy area where my belly button is. If I don't suck in, I literally look pregnant. It looks like my dad's beer gut. Is it possible to flatten it with push ups or something?
Thanks for reading.
To introduce myself, I'm a 21 y/o female and was diagnosed with scoliosis at 15. My curvature is quite severe - 60 degrees (last checked when I was 15) right thoracic I believe.
I'm just wondering if any of you have tried hot yoga to treat the discomfort of scoliosis and potentially correct the curvature? I tried it once, and lemme tell ya, it was torture! I'm not that athletic to begin with so any sort of strenuous exercise gets me panting pretty quickly. I do yoga at home on my own (Yoga for Scoliosis by Elise Miller), but nothing like that. If you don't know what it is, basically it's yoga done in a studio with sauna-like temperature and humidity. BUT *afterwards*, I felt amazing! My back just felt... comfortable.. balanced. Maybe that happens with any time of strenuous exercise?? Sadly I don't do enough of it to know. I've read testimonials on the local hot yoga center's website and apparently it helps scoliosis. I'm thinking of bearing the pain and start to go on a regular basis. Just thought I would check in on other scoliosis patients' experiences with it.
Second question -- do scoliosis patients tend to have bulging bellies from the curvature? I've always been very skinny but for some reason I have this flab on the tummy area where my belly button is. If I don't suck in, I literally look pregnant. It looks like my dad's beer gut. Is it possible to flatten it with push ups or something?
Thanks for reading.
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