I’m not going to take you on a long journey to reach the point of this article, or create any kind of suspense or anticipation.
The key to success is consistency.
Of course, the first step to successful scoliosis treatment, as with any goal we care to pursue, is to come up with the right plan for achieving our end. Here I’m going to summarize the plan that I use to succeed with my own scoliosis treatment, which is also my approach with all of my students.
The main principle of scoliosis treatment is to help you maintain as symmetrical and upright a posture as possible in as much of your daily life as possible.
In order to achieve this, I provide training designed to improve your posture and proprioception.
Your scoliosis can resist further progression and need for surgery when you create volume and vitality in the compression areas of your torso.
The main principle of scoliosis treatment is to help you maintain as symmetrical and upright a posture as possible in as much of your daily life as possible.
Training on vacation in Cancun, Mexico.
Strengthening exercises, stretching and mobility exercises are all effective means of making your whole body stronger and more flexible, creating volume and vitality in the compression areas of your torso and training you for a more symmetrical and upright posture.
As ways of creating volume and vitality in the compression areas of your torso, all exercises are an opportunity to train and improve your posture and proprioception.
I use manual treatment to support the exercises that you do and to influence parts of your body that are hard to impact with exercises.
These are the 4 Pillars of Scoliosis Treatment:
Posture and proprioception training.
Strengthening
Stretching and mobility work
Manual treatment
This is a thorough and effective way of treating scoliosis and it has transformed my body and coordination. It has the potential to do the same for you.
Over time you can grow in skill and confidence in recognizing your own scoliotic habit and resisting it to maintain a more symmetrical and upright posture. Over time you will be able to do this with greater accuracy and effectiveness, and you will be able sustain your improved posture over a longer and longer period of time.
If you are consistent. If you stick with it.