Scoliosis Exercises You Can Do From Home
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- ease your scoliosis pain
- improve your rib hump appearance
- learn what to expect long-term
- learn how to breathe into your scoliosis & expand the chest
- stretch, strengthen and reduce your curvature
- choose the right practitioner (4 to choose from)
- It is helpful (not compulsory) to have an x-ray of your scoliosis
- You should know where your scoliosis is located
- It is helpful to know the direction of your curve/s before you start the course
- A foam roll is used on the course (you can substitute a towel if preferred)
- You should check with your healthcare provider if bone health is a concern
- There are a variety of written (pdf), audio and video lectures on the course
Two New Lectures Added December, 2019!
700 + Students, 105 Reviews!
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What students are saying ...
I’m an RN. This is a bit basic for me but good review. I love the upbeat attitude and positive energy that Paula displays! Dan Roberts
Great class and learned so much more than I did from my doctor. Will do exercises and look forward to getting back to a life without pain! Thank you again. Linda Faerber
Paula really goes to great lengths to get viewers to understand their scoliosis. I appreciate that! She admits it is difficult to understand, so you don't feel bad about it being hard. The exercises Paula provides are easy to do - so this program is for anyone at any age. The only reason I did not give a 5 star (and it has more to do with me than the program) is that I did not realize that I would need x-rays done (and not just by anybody, but someone familiar with this type of care). I have yet to have x-rays and am still wondering about my lumbar curve. My thoracic curve is obvious to me, but not the lumbar. All in all, Paula is fantastic! I wish she was local to me because I would schedule an appointment in a heart beat. Looking forward to how I will be feeling in the next few weeks. Rachel
Really enlightening. Found the exercises fun. Feel really good after doing them. For something priceless it is good value for money. Annabelle Newman
The course is very complete and easy to understand. The teacher has a lot of experience in the field of application and transmits it to the student. Definitely one of the best courses to understand this problem well diffused today. Pier Carlo Agostinelli
Best advice u can get from a real expert. Boram Lee
This course has been a really good place to start to understand my scoliosis and work with it daily ... this course lets you do it yourself, they are basic once you understand your scoliosis and you dont need to pay big money to have someone show you them. I've got more exercises from this course so far than my practitioner. Kelly Whiteman
"Useful, practical and easy to learn." Antonis Dimas
"I am able to follow and understand my own scoliosis curvature (on which side) which is important for the mentioned stretching and strengthening exercise ahead." Alexis Chow
"So far so good! Very informational and what good timing for myself to do something about my curve at age 25. Thank you!" Julia Cheam
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
In most cases, the cause of scoliosis is not known. It develops mostly in children and teens and often runs in families, and females are affected 9 times more often than males.
There are two main types of scoliosis which we cover in the course, and one type can often be improved and reduced with treatment and exercise. Unfortunately, there are not many practitioners qualified or even aware that such treatments and exercise programs exist, and as a result you will frequently read that: “Exercise programs have not been shown to keep scoliosis from getting worse.” This simply isn't true. It is the specific type of exercise program that makes all the difference; and I will be teaching THAT program inside the course.
Good posture allows our body to respond well to stress from simple every day activities. But when we lose our body alignment, as we do with scoliosis, the stress and strain of simple daily life (sitting, walking, sleeping and other activities of daily living) lead to muscle tension, pain, weakness, spinal degeneration and poor health.
In the rehabilitation exercise section of this course, I am going to teach Mirror Image Exercises to help improve body alignment (posture), and THAT will ultimately reduce the pain from scoliosis. So what's a mirror image exercise? Well, if our scoliosis bends us to the left, I'm going to show how to bend to the right. If our scoliosis twists us right, I going to show how to twist left, and all in an effort to improve our body symmetry and ultimately reduce the pain.
The majority of the students on this course are over the age of 35 (many over 50) and I'll explain why 'getting worse' is unlikely at this age; however degenerative changes (arthritis) are more likely as studies have shown that prolonged periods of inactivity are related to increased risk of treatment failure. The very good news is that means your long-term success improving your scoliosis may be largely up to you and your efforts. This course is for those of you who plan on aging gracefully and who desperately want to improve your scoliosis appearance and general health.
I invite you to join me now – go ahead and click on the red button that says: ADD TO CART. I look forward to supporting you.
See you inside the course!
Your posture doc,
Paula
- Those who already have x-rays of their spinal scoliosis
- You are looking for an exercise routine you can do from home
- You want to improve your appearance
- You are over 25 and finished growing
- You want to slow the progression of your curvature
- You feel motivated to improve your scoliosis
- You do NOT have Harrington Rod implants
- You have NOT had spinal surgery
- You do Not have osteoporosis
- You have NO history of vertebral fracture
Meet Dr Paula Moore and get introduced to her latest course: Scoliosis Exercises You Can do From Home.
If you know or suspect you have a scoliosis but you have never been assessed, you absolutely need to be. Maybe you were assessed when you were a teenager but it has been years, perhaps decades, since your last x-ray.
I say this with much experience of scoliosis, including my own: Until the day I had an x-ray taken of my spine, I never fully understood my body shape and made little progress with my exercise routines. Don't make this mistake.
It is crucial that you acquire x-ray information about your scoliosis before progressing through this course. It may mean delaying the course for another couple weeks, but you have access to this course for life, so another couple weeks is well worth your time.
You have likely suffered the discomfort and insecurity of your scoliosis for years and probably even decades; so another two weeks to gain a clear diagnosis, is the best investment of time you could possibly make for your long-term health and well-being.
Armed with the information your x-ray will provide - thus understanding where in the spine your curves are located, which direction they face (right or left) and the size of the curvature (in degrees), you will choose the exercises in this course that are tailor fit to your unique body shape.
The course is designed for those of you who have this knowledge, so that the structural exercises you choose, ultimately help you to ease your pain, slow the scoliosis progression and improve your appearance.
Go now to the lecture titled: Choosing a Pracititoner, to find out where to get your x-ray. Message me from within this lecture, if you have any further questions.
There are two main types of scoliosis - one can be improved and the other not so much. Both types of scoliosis however, should be exercised to avoid further progression and chronic pain.
A non-structural scoliosis can improve with exercise and treatment. Unfortunately there are not many practitioners qualified or even aware that such treatments and structural exercise programs exist, and as a result you will frequently read that: “Exercise programs have not been shown to keep scoliosis from getting worse.” This simply isn't true.
When our posture strays from the acceptable range of normal, as it does with scoliosis, there is unbalanced loading on our tissues and joints, creating excess strain on our body tissues and over time, this can lead to chronic muscle pain. In this lecture you will learn what is causing your pain and how to reduce or prevent it from getting worse
Scoliosis involves spinal bending either to the right or to the left, and also the rotation or twist of the vertebrae themselves. As the vertebrae twist or rotate, the ribs that attach to each vertebra are dragged along, causing the ribs on one side of the body to push backward giving the characteristic rib hump appearance. This lecture shows you the process of rib humping on video, to help you visualize your own spine.
Curves greater than 20% are three times more likely to progress! Further progression of the curve is unlikely once spinal growth has stopped (age 25). But later in adult life degeneration of the bones and discs due to the imbalance in the body, may allow the curve to increase up to a further 15 degrees.
In this lecture we discuss the potential long-term complications and how best to avoid curve progression.
This lecture is for those of you with a thoracic scoliosis - curvature to the right side.
This is a fun lecture. Grab some colored markers and a large sheet of sketching paper. You are going to draw your own scoliosis and this visual will help you when we begin the rehab section of the course; when it helps to be able to visualize your own unique shape.
This lecture is for those of you with a thoracic scoliosis - curvature to the left side.
This is a fun lecture. Grab some colored markers and a large sheet of sketching paper. You are going to draw your own scoliosis and this visual will help you when we begin the rehab section of the course; when it helps to be able to visualize your own unique shape.
In scoliosis, the vertebrae rotate and twist causing the spine and chest to rotate. This changes the volume available to the lungs and thus affects our vital lung capacity - the ability of the lungs to take in oxygen. In this lecture you will learn how to measure your own vital lung capacity. Use this test to monitor your improvement throughout the course.
* You need a long piece of string (and ruler) or tailor's measuring tape for this lecture.
The exercises in this course are not suitable for anyone:
- With a history of spinal surgery (fusions in particular)
- Harrington Rod implants
- Osteoporosis
- Advanced osteoarthritis
- Advanced degenerative disc disease
Please do have a listen to my safety audio before starting the course. If you are anything like me, you might be tempted to jump straight in, and I don't want you to injure yourselves. If you are unsure if this program is suitable for you, talk to your healthcare provider before doing ANY of the exercises on this course.
Fitness and health information presented on these pages is intended as an educational resource and should not be used for the diagnosis or treatment of medical conditions.
Exercise is not without its risks and our or any other exercise program may result in injury. Consult your physician or health care professional before performing any of the exercises described on these pages or any exercise regimen, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing, elderly, or if you have any chronic or recurring conditions.
If at any point during your workout you begin to feel faint, dizzy, or have physical discomfort, you should stop immediately and consult a physician.
The editors, authors and or publishers of this course are not liable or responsible to any person or entity for any errors contained in this course, or for any special, incidental, or consequential damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained within.
Consult a doctor or other health care professional for diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions.
This lecture is for anyone with a thoracic scoliosis - either left or right.
You will need a foam roller and/or a large rolled towel before you begin. This exercise is designed to stretch the chronically tight muscles found in the concavity of a thoracic scoliosis. Review Section 3, if you have forgotten the difference between concavity and convexity.
When we strengthen a thoracic curve to the left (or an S Curve left) we open up the curvature by strengthening the muscles on the convex side/s - review Lecture 10 if you need to.
Scoliotics generally have abnormal breathing patterns and scoliotic curves lead to chest deformities that can decrease the space in the body for vital organs such as the lungs and heart. The reduction in space can compromise a person's ability to breathe (vital lung capacity) and for the heart to function properly. In this lecture I teach you how to breathe into your scoliosis. The results of this exercise can be quite amazing over time!
In this lecture I discuss how to find a good practitioner. I'll discuss several of the choices available to you. This list is definitely not exhaustive and there are certainly many other health care providers that work with scoliotic clients. We go into quite a bit of detail on the types of treatments you might find most helpful.
Thank you for enrolling on this course. I hope that it proves to be helpful in your journey toward better health. As always, please know that my support does not end here. Post a question within the course at any time - even five months from now, and you will always get a response from me.
If you need more personal support, don't hesitate to email me at ask@posturevideos.com.
Best of health to you going forward. I wish for you attractive, confident, healthy posture!
Paula
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