Originally Posted by
bulevardi
Well, in the meantime, I know what the issues are.
But the problems are not solved, yet. I guess a deformed spine isn't easy to cure without surgery. At the moment it's not that bad, yet, so surgery is something for the far future if there is no other solution available.
Doing exercises and stretching are now the main focus to get me flexible again.
Wether the problem started in the hips or in the spine... or vice versa. I don't know which of these 2 started the war.
But I focus now on hip and back exercises too.
My hamstrings are very tight too, can't bend forward so far. My hips stay in 90° corner.
I actually only suffer from it when walking. Certainly when I do a city trip, after a half day saunter, I start to limp.
Ideopathic scoliosis usually starts in childhood, pre-teen. It seems to be caused by a muscular imbalance in the muscles which support the spinal column. The problem is that the muscles on one side are lengthened and therefore weakened while the muscles on the other side are shortened and therefore strengthened. Thus the usual back exercises only make it worse because they don't work the longer and weaker muscles on the convex side as much as they do the straighter and stronger muscles on the concave side. Thus specialized exercises are necessary. This video illustrates some, probably as good as anything:
How to Correct a Scoliosis With Exercise and Stretching - Ed Paget - YouTube
Some therapists will have the subject hang from a bar and do similar exercises and stretches for the upper bend in that position. Anything that will shorten and strengthen the muscles only on the convex side of the spine will help.