hmmm... my physical therapist actually told me I showed up at just the right moment, because if I’d waited even a little bit longer, there wouldn't have been much left for him to do... I'm 18, and my scoliosis is pretty mild, so he recommended swimming—just straight-up swimming—and gave me this half-page of specific exercises to follow. Honestly, even with all the laps and the daily drills, I haven't noticed any massive changes yet, but hey, I've got plenty of patience... 🙂 ..
@George Ward3 - you mentioned having those exercises from your PT, so would you mind scanning them whenever you get a spare moment? If you could just upload them to an image hosting site—maybe something like Imgur—and then shoot me the links via private message, I’d really appreciate it 🙂
@Kate Sanders5 - you said you're 16, which is still a great age to catch this, though you're getting close to the upper limit of where it's easiest to fix, so you really ought to see a specialist for a professional opinion as soon as possible. And if you aren't ready for that, you could always start with swimming (I don't know if that's doable for you, but since I live right by the coast in Santa Barbara, I'm out in the water every single day)
@hungry_heart - you didn't mention your age, but I'm guessing you're over 20, and if that's the case, there isn't quite as much you can do to change the structure now. You can definitely keep up with the exercises, but that's mostly just to manage the pain and keep your muscles flexible; the scoliosis itself is likely going to stay as it is, based on what I've learned, but just like Kate Sanders5, you should probably go see a physiotherapist sooner rather than later
--- let me know how everything goes 🙂 ..
