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kyphosis and scoliosis
18/f
Just to tell you a little about my body: 5'9" or 5'10", 132 lbs, D or DD breasts.
When i was about 11 or 12 I was told I had scolosis and kyphosis caused by my vertabrae bring wedge shaped. I went to physical therapy for it, but it didnt really help. It causes me daily backpain and my upper back to slouch, even when i try to stand up straight. The pain and the appearance of it is starting to drive me insane. I think its called Sheuermanns disease from the research I did, and the only good cure was surgury. I do NOT want to do that because of time and money issues. Can anyone link websites for excersizes or other ways to help me? :( thanks.
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Ok im sure you understand what scoliosis and kyphosis is but ill just go over it with you just in chase. Your spine is curved in two different ways; you have a side to side one and one in your upper back (thoracic region). You've only gone to pt (physical therapy) which confuses me, you've been to an actual doctor who recommend this right? If you somehow skipped that step its really important that you schedule an appointment.
What i know about these two curvatures is that they're both treated by either a back brace or surgery. So when you go to your doctor ask him what your options are and if he goes straight to surgery ask him about a back brace; chances are that if he does go straight for surgery its because its too big of a curvature for a brace to fix but it doesn't hurt to ask.
I completely understand how this would have a negative effect on your life and you wish it was gone; i see only one way of doing that which is to talk to a doctor about your options.
He's going to do 1 of 3 things
. back brace
. surgery
. send you to a specialist
. Or do some tests if he cant tell whether a brace is an option (probably a scan)
I saw that a neurologist or neuro surgeon was recommended in a previous answer and i would have to disagree; go to your family doctor and have him send you to which specialist he thinks is best. I hope i was of some help and if you have any other questions feel free to ask
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I tried to do some research to find exercises you could do. What I found was more information on Scheuermann's disease then I thought I would. The one thing in common in everything I read was; that surgery was only indicate in those rare cases where pain was debilitating to the patient.
Suffering from back pain myself due to a automobile accident I am going to make a suggestion to you. In trying to find relief for my pain I saw a number of Orthopedic Back Specialists without success. Living where I do there are four schools of medicine attached to teaching hospitals, two trauma centers and several other highly rated hospitals. I decided to look to one of these hospitals for help.
The back surgeons all told me my problem was nerve damage. I choose a teaching hospital, also a trauma center, closest to my home and called the patient referral line. I asked for a Neurologist based on the diagnosis I had. I told the referral coordinator why I was calling and they said I need to see a Neurosurgeon. I questioned why a brain surgeon would be the correct doctor for a back problem. She explained the Neurosurgeons are also trained in spinal surgery especially for my type of problem and I need to be seen by one of them. Long story short. It was a neurosurgeon who found my problem. Surgery was not a remedy but they have been coordinating my treatment with their Pain Management Treatment Center.
If you are not seeing a Neurosurgeon I would suggest you seek one out and get an opinion from one of them. The best Neurosurgeons generally work in Trauma Centers. If you have a Level One Trauma Center within reasonable travel distance I would suggest you call their patient referral line for an appointment.
You have nothing to loose by getting one more opinion. A referral to a Pain Management Clinic may do more for you than any other type of treatment and should be covered by insurance if you have insurance.
I know you were looking for exercises; I hope my answer is useful to you.
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