Having scoliosis can impact many aspect of your life. It can cause pain, instability, muscle imbalance and in some extreme cases breathing and heart problems. This is why it is important to maintain regular exercise. However, this is easier said than done.
Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine. That curvature causes muscle imbalances which, in turn, can lead to muscle weakness. This weakness can leave a person more prone to injury when doing physical activity. Well, how do you fix muscle weakness? You exercise. But you just said... Exactly.
This site came about because of a trend in people with scoliosis looking for insight on safe ways to exercise while still being mindful of their spines. Working out is an integral part of any scoliosis wellness regiment, however extra care needs to be taken to make sure we avoid injury and build confidence in being able to listen to our bodies.
Here we have compiled as much information as we can on the subject in an effort to provide as complete a resource as possible to teach and equip anyone looking build an exercise regiment around their scoliosis.