Hi all,
I've been registered on this forum since I was 15, which was 6 years ago, and haven't really introduced myself until today. I haven't been an active member nor have I visited as often as I should. I actually have a very severe right thoracic curve but somehow, haven't been able to bring myself to face it all these years. It wasn't until last summer that I started to do yoga daily (Yoga for Scoliosis DVD by Elise Miller) and not until this summer (more like this week) did I even try to do more research about it.
When I first discovered my scoliosis at 15, my x-ray showed a 49 degree curve with compensatory curves. A year later, another x-ray said it was 59 degrees. The second doctor I saw told me that there are different methods of measuring (is that true?) so I might've been 59 that whole time.
I have not had an x-ray since then. I probably should though.
I normally feel more discomfort than pain. I will get twinges of pain here and there, depending on what I'm doing, but I'm usually just really uncomfortable -- like that weird feeling of the concave back area touching my clothes, the constant need to crack my back, the feeling in my left protruding ribs, my convex area being really tight, being completely unbalanced, etc.
I feel lucky that I do not suffer from extreme pain, but I think the clock is ticking.
I have tried the Feldenkrais Method and Yoga for treatment. I find both to be effective in relieving discomfort, but only if I do more than an hour each day. I haven't had surgery. At the moment, I don't have plans to do so.
I believe my condition has the following contributing factors: emotional issues like anxiety and shyness my whole life, lack of physical activity (never did sports as a kid) and therefore weak muscles, lack of certain nutrients, genetics, being a girl, and being thin.
I don't know what to do now, except increase the frequency and duration of practicing yoga. It's helped to improve the quality of my life with the little I do now (20-50 minutes a day on average). I hope to start doing 1.5-2 hours a day. I haven't done Feldenkrais since I was 17 (I'm 21 now), so I may start integrating that as well.
During my 6 years of not being proactive about my scoliosis, I was actually dealing with emotional issues (social anxiety specifically)... I've dealt with that, and just recently have started to see my life as it really is after removing that dark cloud (the anxiety).
I have a lot of questions about scoliosis that I hope to bring up by posting more on this forum.
Thank you all for sharing your stories, and for reading mine.
- q_fruit
I've been registered on this forum since I was 15, which was 6 years ago, and haven't really introduced myself until today. I haven't been an active member nor have I visited as often as I should. I actually have a very severe right thoracic curve but somehow, haven't been able to bring myself to face it all these years. It wasn't until last summer that I started to do yoga daily (Yoga for Scoliosis DVD by Elise Miller) and not until this summer (more like this week) did I even try to do more research about it.
When I first discovered my scoliosis at 15, my x-ray showed a 49 degree curve with compensatory curves. A year later, another x-ray said it was 59 degrees. The second doctor I saw told me that there are different methods of measuring (is that true?) so I might've been 59 that whole time.
I have not had an x-ray since then. I probably should though.
I normally feel more discomfort than pain. I will get twinges of pain here and there, depending on what I'm doing, but I'm usually just really uncomfortable -- like that weird feeling of the concave back area touching my clothes, the constant need to crack my back, the feeling in my left protruding ribs, my convex area being really tight, being completely unbalanced, etc.
I feel lucky that I do not suffer from extreme pain, but I think the clock is ticking.
I have tried the Feldenkrais Method and Yoga for treatment. I find both to be effective in relieving discomfort, but only if I do more than an hour each day. I haven't had surgery. At the moment, I don't have plans to do so.
I believe my condition has the following contributing factors: emotional issues like anxiety and shyness my whole life, lack of physical activity (never did sports as a kid) and therefore weak muscles, lack of certain nutrients, genetics, being a girl, and being thin.
I don't know what to do now, except increase the frequency and duration of practicing yoga. It's helped to improve the quality of my life with the little I do now (20-50 minutes a day on average). I hope to start doing 1.5-2 hours a day. I haven't done Feldenkrais since I was 17 (I'm 21 now), so I may start integrating that as well.
During my 6 years of not being proactive about my scoliosis, I was actually dealing with emotional issues (social anxiety specifically)... I've dealt with that, and just recently have started to see my life as it really is after removing that dark cloud (the anxiety).
I have a lot of questions about scoliosis that I hope to bring up by posting more on this forum.
Thank you all for sharing your stories, and for reading mine.
- q_fruit
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