Scoliosis Standing Corrective Exercises - Dr Alan Mandell, DC 

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PG, even if you have mikd to moderate scoliosis, mine us measured as dextroscoliosis at 25 degrees, which has worsened over tge past few years , most doctors including orthopedic doctors , really don't know (not Dr. Mandel), how much it affects the body. A spine surgeon I consulted with at Mt. Sinai , for my spinal issues, was the only one who stressed that. I visited 6 different doctors for my issues including stenosis and facet joint arthritis, but he indicated what seemed to me as just common sense. The twisting of the spine , mine curves to the right and twists as well, can cause difficulty to breathe, digestive issues, etc. The nerves that get pinched affect all your organs. Relief from advice from doctors like Dr. Mandel is INVALUABLE. Many if not all doctors jyst tell you take a pill. By the way, all the surgeons that I consulted with said, no surgery for you. One said , "I would have to reconstruct your lumbar spine. Too much arthritis and disc degradation. Noboby is going to touch that". According to a PA friend of mine, means a very poor outcome for pain alleviation and therefore would reflect on thier success rates and statistics .

Doctors just don’t seem to know or care about the muscular skeletal system. They usually give you no hope

How very discouraging for a doctor to say that. You were very smart to look into some exercises. Love these. Dr. Mandell is great.

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Me too! Thanks Doctor.

Thank you Doctor for sharing,...is very good to scratching...have a nice day ..

May I ask if your scoliosis got worse and worse throughout your life as you got older, or has your curve stayed about the same since you were younger?

Also try the exercises by Smashwerx channel.. It has changed my life with scoliosis

Did you have improvement after doing these exercises?

any improvements?

Same here

Hi dear

Thank you Doc.

Is it really improve your breathing? Limited breathing is my main issue from my scoliosis in recent time.

You're making a lot of unexamined assumptions about both efficacy & safety in many areas of endeavor with your grand announcement of that blanket statement. It should always be balanced by both due diligence and caution, would be my blanket response.

I hv seen many Drs and followed many physio excercises. . Still not happy. Very slow progress I am really pleased to have come across ur clip this evening. I find it's easy and will help me to get my issue sorted soon. Dr it's a great help if some more excercises are sent to us. God bless you Srilanka mrs de silva

Same to u

I have this question as well

Hi Roger, after some research, I believe the muscles in the concave side are weaker. So, stretch both sides and strengthen the side that is on the inside of the “c”. The muscles on the outside of the”c” are well developed. You can go to spiralspine.com and Erin Meyers addresses this question. If you have pain and go to a regular physical therapist they will exercise both sides the same and it just reinforces your present muscle imbalances. I have spent so much money on the wrong PT! I think if I was able to address the muscle imbalances, I would feel a lot better... I think there is a strong possibility that the curve would decrease as well. I hope that makes sense. This video doesn’t address each curve type.

@@katiescarlett5249, I’m 68 and have had severe scoliosis since it was discovered at 15. I wore a brace for a short while, but being a teenager, I snuck around and went without it a lot. I have always been very active but got more serious about in my 40’s about stretching because I had years of pain with sciatica. For years, I have stretched for 5 minutes, every morning before getting out of bed and every night for 5 mins before going to sleep. My stretches are mostly bringing my knees to my chest and holding, but elongated stretches too. I also, about the same time, on advice from a back surgeon, got a gym bar for the doorway of my bedroom and I hang all my weight on it several times a day. In the last 2 years, I do 10 partial pull-ups (cuz I can’t pull up all the way ;) in morning and at night, just to strengthen the muscles along my spine. Before starting all this, my curve was 69% and 8 years ago (last X-ray I had) it had gone to 64%. I’m sure it’s even better now and I can do almost anything. I garden several days a week (I have a food forest) and it’s very physical gardening, including spreading a dump load truck full of mulch twice a year. I also swim (which is great exercise.) My grandkids love that I can climb around on the monkey bars with them (their moms can’t even do that ;) and even hang upside down and flip off them. The whole thing to scoliosis is that you have to keep moving! I have recently started having some acupuncture and that helps a lot too.

@Erin Dowling, thanks so much for the details. My 11 yrs old daughter got diagnosed with Scoliosis yesterday and it is mild. Waiting for x ray results. Can you please suggest something that would help her. Thanks in advance🙏🏼

How to do it

You can imagine you have a hook in the middle of your head attached to a big balloon floating in the air. I find it useful.@@bobbyarora3113

Hi can i get his number

Thank you doctor .

With more severe scoliosis the key is to prevent it from worsening and to stabilize it with proper muscle balance so you can live a normal and happy life. 😊

motivationaldoc I wished to stop the pain and reverse the curvature. It seems like a dream. I need to give it a try.

There is some research on NAC straightening the spine as well. I personally stumbled upon heavy doses of Vitamin C (during COVID - check with your doctor before doing this) and noticed a big change. Also, looking up while raising up and down on your toes a few times a day really helps reorient your body's perception to where true center is. Good luck to you and your girls!

@@MizJilly Thank you so much for the information I will do some research!

Have you got improvement?

I have both osteoporosis and scoliosis too and would like to know as well!

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