Please answer i think i have scioliosis im not sure all i know is that i never sit up straight im always ?!
Question: Please answer i think i have scioliosis im not sure all i know is that i never sit up straight im always .?
bending and if i try to sit up straight it takes alot of energy im also realy young im turning 16 in december im 5'2 and weigh 88 pds if that helps my dad also has back problems and if it is scoliosis wat will happen if i leave it untreated Health Question & Answer
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ask your doctor to check you for it. i had scholiosis and had the surgury about 4 years ago. sitting up strait usually isnt the problem since your spine curves from side to side not front to back, although that is another spinal issue that is possible too. scholiosis is not shown to be a hereditary problem but there is not a lot of research on it yet.
dont let either of these go untreated they can have serious problems. if the curvature becomes too extreem gravity can take over and end up compressing you down so much that it can harm your internal organs. there is no reason for this to happen though. your doctor can diagnose if you have it and xrays can be taken to keep an eye on it and help treat it with braces or surgury, its not a fun thing and im hoping your wrong about having it but treating it is better then not. good luck
oh and not everyone with scholiosis has to be treated for it. if its not serious you can just let it be, but thats for your doctor to decideHealth Question & Answer
dont let either of these go untreated they can have serious problems. if the curvature becomes too extreem gravity can take over and end up compressing you down so much that it can harm your internal organs. there is no reason for this to happen though. your doctor can diagnose if you have it and xrays can be taken to keep an eye on it and help treat it with braces or surgury, its not a fun thing and im hoping your wrong about having it but treating it is better then not. good luck
oh and not everyone with scholiosis has to be treated for it. if its not serious you can just let it be, but thats for your doctor to decideHealth Question & Answer
If I were you, I'd see my family doctor for a back exam. If (s)he says you have scoliosis, get a referral to see a scoliosis specialist. Any doctor without the specialized training doesn't have the expertise to treat scoliosis.
I've posted the following a few times for other people with questions. I hope I'll answer the things that have you concerned.
Scoliosis comes mainly in two flavors - functional (the curve is caused by another issue (uneven leg length for example) and structural. There are two main kinds of structural scoliosis - congenital (present at birth) and idiopathic (unknown cause). It is important for you to know what kind you have.
If you have functional scoliosis, a chiropractor may be able to help. Shoe lifts may help with uneven legs, but there can be many causes of functional scoliosis. I don't have much experience with functional scoliosis.
If you have structural scoliosis, there's not a lot you can do. The main treatments depend on how bad the curve is and how much more growth you have to go. Its not possible to predict how much or how fast a curve may increase.
You need to see a scoliosis specialist if you're not doing that already. A doctor that is not trained as a scoliosis specialist doesn't have the expertise to treat it.
Any curve under 10 degrees is considered normal and probably isn't monitored.
Curves from 10-25 degrees are mild but should be monitored, especially if you're still growing.
Curves from 25-40 degrees are moderate with bracing possible. You will need monitoring, especially if you're still growing.
Surgery may be recommended if your curve doesn't respond to bracing. Bracing will do no good if you're through growing. The purpose of a brace isn't to make your curve better, but rather to keep the curve from becoming worse.
Curves greater than 45 degrees is major. Surgery may be recommended. This depends on many things, but whether you're done growing, whether your curve is increasing, whether your heart and lungs are in danger of being squeezed by your curve, whether you're in pain, quality of life, etc.
If your curve is over 30 degrees, there is a good chance that it will increase even when you're through growing. (Mine did.)
Unfortunately, nothing can *fix* idiopathic scoliosis. Surgery can keep the curve from getting worse, and in most cases, will reduce the curve but most likely your spine won't be straight (unless you are very flexible in the area to be fused, then you might be lucky).
Chiropractors, message therapists, acupuncturists, etc., can't fix idiopathic scoliosis. These people adjust the soft, connective tissues and that may (or may not, you can't tell ahead of time) make you feel better, but remember, idiopathic scoliosis is not a connective tissue disease. Your spine is growing curved.Health Question & Answer
I've posted the following a few times for other people with questions. I hope I'll answer the things that have you concerned.
Scoliosis comes mainly in two flavors - functional (the curve is caused by another issue (uneven leg length for example) and structural. There are two main kinds of structural scoliosis - congenital (present at birth) and idiopathic (unknown cause). It is important for you to know what kind you have.
If you have functional scoliosis, a chiropractor may be able to help. Shoe lifts may help with uneven legs, but there can be many causes of functional scoliosis. I don't have much experience with functional scoliosis.
If you have structural scoliosis, there's not a lot you can do. The main treatments depend on how bad the curve is and how much more growth you have to go. Its not possible to predict how much or how fast a curve may increase.
You need to see a scoliosis specialist if you're not doing that already. A doctor that is not trained as a scoliosis specialist doesn't have the expertise to treat it.
Any curve under 10 degrees is considered normal and probably isn't monitored.
Curves from 10-25 degrees are mild but should be monitored, especially if you're still growing.
Curves from 25-40 degrees are moderate with bracing possible. You will need monitoring, especially if you're still growing.
Surgery may be recommended if your curve doesn't respond to bracing. Bracing will do no good if you're through growing. The purpose of a brace isn't to make your curve better, but rather to keep the curve from becoming worse.
Curves greater than 45 degrees is major. Surgery may be recommended. This depends on many things, but whether you're done growing, whether your curve is increasing, whether your heart and lungs are in danger of being squeezed by your curve, whether you're in pain, quality of life, etc.
If your curve is over 30 degrees, there is a good chance that it will increase even when you're through growing. (Mine did.)
Unfortunately, nothing can *fix* idiopathic scoliosis. Surgery can keep the curve from getting worse, and in most cases, will reduce the curve but most likely your spine won't be straight (unless you are very flexible in the area to be fused, then you might be lucky).
Chiropractors, message therapists, acupuncturists, etc., can't fix idiopathic scoliosis. These people adjust the soft, connective tissues and that may (or may not, you can't tell ahead of time) make you feel better, but remember, idiopathic scoliosis is not a connective tissue disease. Your spine is growing curved.Health Question & Answer
First off, I'm surprised that your school hasn't/doesn't test for scoliosis. But, since you're asking a question here, I guess they don't. Anyway, you can talk to your regular Dr. A simple basic test he/she will do is have you bend over at the waist with your hands palm-to-palm and your feet together. When you do that, it makes it very noticeable if your spine is straight. If he suspects you might have some back issue, he will order x-rays. The x-rays will be the determining factor on whether you have scoliosis. Scoliosis means "curvature of the spine" and it's a curve from side to side. There is a type of scoliosis called kyphosis which is what a hunchback person has. The fact that you can sit up straight probably means it's not scoliosis. The only way to fix scoliosis is either a brace (to try to align the spine a little at a time) or surgery (of some form).
So, the only way to get a definite answer is to see a Dr because if you were to have it, you can't fix it without a Dr's help. One thing you might want to start doing is doing a lot of back exercises - more specifically the upper back/between the shoulder blades area - and abdominal exercises (to support your back in general). It's quite possible that the muscles in your upper back have stretched too much causing the slouching and that would take a lot of energy to sit up straight as those muscles aren't as strong. The stretched back muscles could also cause your chest muscles to shorten.
I have moderate scoliosis (curves in all three areas of my spine and all areas have at least a 20 degree curve), wore a jaw-to-hip brace for 2 years, and the only other option for me was to have bars attached to my spine and then, in a few years, have them removed again. What helped me TREMENDOUSLY was weight-lifting. I weight-lifted all through high school (scoliosis was found in 5th grade) at the school's gym. About a month after I graduated, pain started that I'd never had before, but I couldn't afford to go to a public gym so I did whatever heavy labor I could to keep my muscle tone up. I don't know if you're a male or female, but if you're a female and you do have scoliosis, having children increases your chances of the scoliosis getting worse.
So, you're best advice, get yourself to a Dr (or at least a chiropractor who can take x-rays). Left go, scoliosis can cause a lot of issues if left untreated.Health Question & Answer
So, the only way to get a definite answer is to see a Dr because if you were to have it, you can't fix it without a Dr's help. One thing you might want to start doing is doing a lot of back exercises - more specifically the upper back/between the shoulder blades area - and abdominal exercises (to support your back in general). It's quite possible that the muscles in your upper back have stretched too much causing the slouching and that would take a lot of energy to sit up straight as those muscles aren't as strong. The stretched back muscles could also cause your chest muscles to shorten.
I have moderate scoliosis (curves in all three areas of my spine and all areas have at least a 20 degree curve), wore a jaw-to-hip brace for 2 years, and the only other option for me was to have bars attached to my spine and then, in a few years, have them removed again. What helped me TREMENDOUSLY was weight-lifting. I weight-lifted all through high school (scoliosis was found in 5th grade) at the school's gym. About a month after I graduated, pain started that I'd never had before, but I couldn't afford to go to a public gym so I did whatever heavy labor I could to keep my muscle tone up. I don't know if you're a male or female, but if you're a female and you do have scoliosis, having children increases your chances of the scoliosis getting worse.
So, you're best advice, get yourself to a Dr (or at least a chiropractor who can take x-rays). Left go, scoliosis can cause a lot of issues if left untreated.Health Question & Answer