Scoliosis/bendy spine

My friend has two versions - the bending but also twisting of the spine. Hers is quite bad though.

could be worth seeing an osteopath, I'd highly recommend mine but think she might be a bit far for you (NW London suburbs!)

Chiropractic/osteopathy are quack therapies, with chiropractic being more dangerous than good. Cochrane reviews support only physios for spinal manipulation, and even then, they say it's not a particularly effective treatment for back pain.

My little sister has scoliosis and she was referred for nhs physio. She said it helped massively with the aches and pains she was getting. When she stopped doing the exercises (typical teenager!) She said it started hurting again

How come you're not seeing your physio til August? Could you ring him/her up for advice in the meantime?

I was referred for physio for my back pain which results from a slight limp and curvature of the spine. She said I was more flexible than most of her patients and all she could recommend was regular exercise. So I kind of just learned to live with it. Yoga helps in the short term, though.

My step daughter had scoliosis and the specialist has said that the treatment depends on the degree of the curve. Hersis bad so she is having an operation to insert a rod and screws into her spine to force it to straighten. Prior to that she was having physio and back braces to try and correct it. I'm not sure what they do when youare older as presumably your spine is 'set'? Worth seeing a specialist if it is causing you pain.

Also inked doll I do a lot of yoga and when I was having back pain earlier this year the fab physio I saw said the opposite. She said that the yoga had helped make my lower back super flexible but this was now putting pressure on my lower back muscles as my upper back was still stiff. So where flexibility was needed my lower back was compensating .

After a few months of specific exercises and manipulation therapy I'm now free of back pain . It's worth seeing someone else for a second opinion if you are still in pain.

This.

A chiropractor would probably tell you you have one leg longer than the other, your hips are twisted and you have mild scoliosis. Quite possibly they may take some x-rays (which are btw not the imaging modality of choice for spinal problems) and tell you you have arthritis based on some dubious diagnostic criteria. This is what every patient I know who has been to one seems to have been told. The good news is they can fix it with several sessions at £££ a time. ?

Hi, I have/had it. I was diagnosed at high school and monitored until I had stopped growing. I then started with pain in my mid 20s and eventually went to my GP. She referred me to a specialist and when I went then did the usual x rays and told me the two curves were bad enough for me to be eligible for surgery. I was quite shocked and left it a while but the pain became worse so I went back to see the specialist to ask questions and then eventually decided to go through with it. The waiting lists are quite lengthy but eventually I had my surgery two years ago. It has not been easy but I'm naughty and don't do my physio enough or in fact have time for exercise. If you want anything specific answering let me know.

I wouldn't go near a chiropractor but my osteopath has helped me successfully with various things over the years and I trust her judgement.

Had some bad experiences with NHS physios so am a little skeptical of them,

My sister has/had a quite severe scoliosis which caused her a lot of pain, I have a slight scoliosis but I have disc degenration which causes a lot of pain.

When we had a car crash 3 years ago, I found out that I had back problems from the disc degeneration that were increased by the trauma from the crash, but when I was MRI'd subsequently I was assured that if you were to scan 100 people, 90 of them would have some sort of bend or bump in their spine that wouldnt be causing them any issues.

If you'd not had any problems beforehand I'd leave it be. The relief you speak of from cracking your back is caused by little capsules being cracked in between the joints, (these are naturally occuring (I did a rehab class for my back pain)) and they will cause temporary relief due to the oil coating the joints, this is all a chiropractor will do, and you'll feel great coming out thinking they've got magic hands, when really, they've not.