17 Responses to “What is the best solution to back pain caused by severe scoliosis?”

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   NEWBEE1 July 15th, 2009 at 5:35 pm

   I don’t know if you are the physical type, but you should try martial arts. I know this sounds strange but check into it.

   Good Luck

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   blossom July 18th, 2009 at 9:39 pm

   consult your doctor.. for curvatures less than 20 exercises may do and the best exercise is swimming others go to a chriopractic practitioner.. >20- 40 some doctors advice to have a brace.. > 40 surgery is adviced

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   *hersh* July 19th, 2009 at 9:48 pm

   its never too late to exercise good posture

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   nerd July 23rd, 2009 at 6:16 am

   Posted by nerd

   I have suffered from scoliosis for a couple of years now. About 8 years ago it got so bad that I had to wear a brace for about 20 hours a day, I was in 3rd grade and it was awful. I live in Miami and it’s hot enough here without a huge piece of plastic clinging to you. Also, it was really uncomfortable and it was so annoying whenever someone rubbed up against me by mistake and was freaked out by my brace and started bombarding me with questions about it. So the back brace was very limiting and it was a huge blow for my self-esteem. Finally my parents saw how miserable I was and they allowed me to take off my brace for good; which was a terrible idea. My scoliosis got so bad that a few years afterwards I found out that I needed to have surgery. I had the surgery exactly 4 years ago and I don’t know why I didn’t do it before. Definately better than the brace, in my opinion. Of course it was a really long procedure and the healing process was extremely uncomfortable and I was very limited for the next couple of months. It was extremely painful and frustrating (I even had to learn to walk all over again), but in the long run it was definately a better treatment.

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   Barbara S July 25th, 2009 at 1:04 am

   Posted by Barbara S

   try a chiropractor …he helped re-leave my pain for awhile until i had back surgery .have rods down both side of my spine had a 75 dg curve corrected to a 25…do everything quite normal now..he did adjustments and electro therapy

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   TweetyBird July 25th, 2009 at 2:01 pm

   If your scoliosis is severe as you have stated, you must have been diagnosed and you’ve probably already been told that surgery is your best option. Severe scoliosis cannot be corrected by herbal supplements, yoga, pilates, voodoo or denial. Have the surgery.

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   nurse84 July 28th, 2009 at 12:11 am

   there is a therapy commonly used for this purpose. it’s called TENS therapy, this therapy uses an electrical current to relax muscles

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   THATHA75 July 31st, 2009 at 12:33 am

   Just type SCOLIOSIS in the bottom of Yahoo Answers just below your question in the column provided and you get more sites with more data. In fact I know about back pain due to L4 & L5 joints in the spine but not Scoliosis but I was able to know more by going to the websites.

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   Jen August 2nd, 2009 at 7:28 pm

   Hi,
   This isn’t the greatest thing to hear, but pain is a secondary issue with Scoliosis, the primary medical concern is the degree of your curvature, and if it is progressing, and if it’s progressing how fast it’s progressing. The idea is to stop and correct the curvature if possible, before other organs are compromised. Rule of thumb is that surgery is recommended around 50 degrees. Your surgeon will best advise you if you are a surgical candidate. If you are not being followed by a doctor, I adore mine (Pashman in Los Angeles) or you can find one at

   If you are not a surgical candidate, or aren’t ready and are looking for pain relief:
   pain medication
   yoga (if cleared by your doctor) in LA there is a yoga studio that has classes for patients with scoliosis
   physical therapy / aqua therapy (if approved by your doctor)
   ICE (helps me tremendously if I have a flare up)
   Light walking
   Pilates (if approved by your doctor)
   Chiropractor, accupunture, massage, tens unit (if approved by your doctor.) I don’t have to go often, but I am very grateful for the one I see. He always relieves the pain.

   Hope something here helps! If you haven’t found it already, you may want to check the Scoliosis Mailing List – that group has a lot of information to share.

   Best regards!

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    Steve Martin September 17th, 2009 at 11:01 am

    Hi,
    I think you have to undergo some physical treatments such as Chiropractic,Massage therapy etc.. Daily exercises and yoga can give you long term pain relief..

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    april November 4th, 2009 at 10:50 am

    hi , i am suffering scoliosis at the age of 14 years old ! i can sleep well every night ..

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    phill November 21st, 2009 at 12:27 am

    my name is phill and I suffer from severe scoliosis 70 degrees both left and right and suffer from spinel fusion failure and the only treatment that kills pain caused from curves is yoga for scoliosis there is no other exersize that offers what yoga does trust me it works my curves are progressing 5 degress per year and I refuse a soncend surgery because I have spent the last 10 years reserching every treatment linked to severe scoliosis and what happens down the road I do know that yoga kills pain and it targets all musles that are affected by scoliosis.

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    Anthony Ohm June 14th, 2010 at 6:21 am

    The best treatment for scoliosis is Active Isolated Stretching and Strengthening: The Mattes Method. Contrary to conventional opinion,
    the spine can be corrected. Curvature in the spinal column happens by gradual progression. Straightening of the spinal column is just a reversal of this negative process. To do this you must work with a trained therapist in the Mattes Method.
    Resolveyourpain.com

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    Georgiie July 1st, 2010 at 9:26 pm

    I reccomend “diclofenac”, its a tablet my doctor prescribed to me, it didnt get rid of all the pain but it did help so much, that i can cope until i have surgery in october.
    I hope this helps!

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