Ok so I have a few questions and I'll start by introducing myself.
I'm 16 and when I was 14 my mom noticed my shoulders weren't even. I went to see a x-ray. It was a thoracic spine convex right, and lower thoracic and upper lumbar spine convex left. It was 8 and 7 degrees. Left iliac crest 3mms superior to right iliac crest. Spinal bifida occulta at L5. My mom is very over cautious and worrisome so she sent me to see doctors etc, and I got a chiropractor. I saw her for over a year (originally weekly, then monthly) and she said her goal was to prevent it from getting worse, and MAYBE correct it. Basically a year later (a year ago) I got another x-ray and it was the same (one went down a degree, another went up a degree). She also paired me up with a personal trainer which I saw once a month and gave me stuff to do at home. Exercise ball, stability core stuff etc..
I stopped seeing them because it took a lot of time and I didn't want my parents paying so much. I know a lot of people say minor scoliosis is not even considered one, and I shouldn't be worrying. (I have no pains, and I'm sure it hasn't progressed much if at all.) So I haven't seen anyone about my back for 6-7 months.
Recently I wanted to start weight training (bench press, bicep curls, etc), and I am hesitant if this is good for my back. I don't really want to ask a doctor because usually the doctors I see are very conservative and over cautious. I won't be doing any deadlift, or large weights against gravity. It is not extreme body building haha.
SO my question is am I doing anything wrong? I just don't want the weight training to worsen my "scoliosis". Also I know most of the people here are probably laughing because it's just 7-8 degrees, but I just wanna make sure I'm doing it right. Thanks
I'm 16 and when I was 14 my mom noticed my shoulders weren't even. I went to see a x-ray. It was a thoracic spine convex right, and lower thoracic and upper lumbar spine convex left. It was 8 and 7 degrees. Left iliac crest 3mms superior to right iliac crest. Spinal bifida occulta at L5. My mom is very over cautious and worrisome so she sent me to see doctors etc, and I got a chiropractor. I saw her for over a year (originally weekly, then monthly) and she said her goal was to prevent it from getting worse, and MAYBE correct it. Basically a year later (a year ago) I got another x-ray and it was the same (one went down a degree, another went up a degree). She also paired me up with a personal trainer which I saw once a month and gave me stuff to do at home. Exercise ball, stability core stuff etc..
I stopped seeing them because it took a lot of time and I didn't want my parents paying so much. I know a lot of people say minor scoliosis is not even considered one, and I shouldn't be worrying. (I have no pains, and I'm sure it hasn't progressed much if at all.) So I haven't seen anyone about my back for 6-7 months.
Recently I wanted to start weight training (bench press, bicep curls, etc), and I am hesitant if this is good for my back. I don't really want to ask a doctor because usually the doctors I see are very conservative and over cautious. I won't be doing any deadlift, or large weights against gravity. It is not extreme body building haha.
SO my question is am I doing anything wrong? I just don't want the weight training to worsen my "scoliosis". Also I know most of the people here are probably laughing because it's just 7-8 degrees, but I just wanna make sure I'm doing it right. Thanks
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