I got diagnosed with scoliosis

[SaiFightsMS]

Believe it or not there are those who have the extreme opposite of a "flat butte" who wish very much things were different.

 

 

[diamondick]

Maybe you could all post pictures of them so we can see what youre talking about girls.

 

Just a suggestion

[shaolinprincess]

Some people would wish they had a brace, just to make their flatter.

 

 

[KickChick]

At my 8 yr. old's son's last checkup, I was warned that we need to keep watch on his spine because he "may" have the beginning signs of scoliosis.

 

Honestly I didn't know too too much aboit it so I began to see maybe I didn't take precautionarty measures when I was pregnant or maybe its genetic or

 

So with the start of school in a couple weeks I thought I would add this to your post shuriken. (.... and to educate those further who do not know about your condition)

 

Scoliosis is a sideways curving of the spine that can often result in an 'S' shape or 'C' shape in the spine. If someone runs there fingers down the spine either side of the vertibrae they will leave two red lines. It is often easier to see the curving of the spine in these red lines.Scoliosis is often a result of an imbalance in the muscles caused by one sided activities such as throwing or racket sports. Children can develop it through carrying heavy bags on one shoulder all day at school.

 

Curvature develops slowly, usually during the growth years from age 12-16. In severe cases the spinal curvature may be disfiguring and cause the ribs to compress the heart and lungs affecting the function of these organs.

 

How can you prevent scoliosis in young people?

 

Avoid carrying heavy bags on one shoulder. Get a rucksack type bag and wear it properly or regularly alternate carrying arms and shoulders.

 

If you are a one sided sports person e.g. Javelin thrower, hurdler or tennis player, at the end of each practice make sure you throw a few times with your wrong arm or hit a few balls with the other arm. Get into the habbit - it will be worth it in the long run.

 

What can you do about it?

 

Keep yourself supple and strengthen the back. Do those core muscle exercises!

 

See a sports injury specialist

 

Warning signs you may look for: (this is how it was detected at my son's exam)

 

While standing behind your child, place your fingers on the hips, then the shoulders and finally just under the ears, checking for equal heights.

 

ask the child to bend forward while you are standing behind. Check to see if the shoulder blades and ribs are at the same height on each side.

 

Also, pay attention to any symptoms your child may report, such as "growing pains", fatigue, back pain or pain in the knees or ankles

[ramymensa]

I want to practice karate and be able to work out, but the brace makes it very hard.

 

Has anyone else had this kind of problem or have any ideas of practice I can do just using my arms?

 

Maybe I should punch pillows. That would also help with the frustration...

Guess it's hard

 

BUT ... you are still young and everything will be alright. If you are for a year not so capable of great efforts in karate ... so what? Try to avoid too much effort. You could be there, doing some light stuff and paing more attention to the technical side Try to improve there, do the moves a little slower and with less effort so your back won't suffer that much. I wouldn't say to quit karate for an entire year because I for myself wouldn't do so

 

I have some problems myself and I still train because I couldn't live without it. I have some problems with my right shoulder (fell on my head on that shoulder last year after a car hit my bike. Well .. I was on the bike ... not for long because a moment later I was 3 meters to the left ) Since then my shoulder hurts some times. When that happens I just relax ... and do light movements instead of full power ones. Sensei knows about is, so when I slow down it's OK for him

 

Your instructor MUST know about this, so he won't think you're lazy

 

Hope you'll recover soon ...

 

Take care and hope you'll have the most beautiful and the healtiest back

[Athorn4941]

It makes you wonder about why they make you carry so much books in school now to hmmm. well anyways this thing runs in my family. my youger brother has the worst case of it and had to get surgery and is the lazy type. You know i suggest againts taking it easy up to a point. you know when you start taking it too easy your muscles start to atrophy and you start losing muscle strenght which is bad. like if you get shin splints when running still walk every day after getting them till they go away then start running again so you dont lose so much strenght. after surgery my brother kept being lazy and had back pains for a 2 years. And then one day one of his freinds(who is a physicall terapist) forced him on a stricked weight lifting program to bulk up his muscle and streghten them now he hardly ever has any back pains and is more comfortable now.

 

Im an so sorry this post is terrible constructed.