| Scoliosis exercises are designed to correct or | | | | including running, walking, gymnastics and soccer |
| progress the lateral or rotary curvature of the | | | | can reduce the risks of osteoporosis. Children and |
| spine. They help in a limited way to decrease | | | | adolescents with scoliosis are advised to |
| curve angles by several degrees. The main | | | | participate in school physical education programs, |
| objectives of Scoliosis exercises are to increase | | | | organized sports and normal neighborhood |
| the stability of the back, strengthen muscles, | | | | recreational activities. Such activity helps to build |
| correct muscle imbalance and improve flexibility. | | | | muscle strength and improve cardiovascular |
| When performed regularly, scoliosis exercises can | | | | conditions. It also improves their general sense of |
| produce greater results. | | | | well being. |
| Scoliosis exercise programs are not enough to | | | | Scoliosis exercises patterns of adults and children |
| prevent curve progression or worsening. It is | | | | vary widely. A series of safe and effective |
| encouraged in patients for minimizing the potential | | | | abdominal exercises that strengthen the back and |
| decrease in functional ability. A number of | | | | improve posture are leg and arm extensions, |
| exercises have been discovered to make the | | | | back extension, triceps raise, bent-over raise, |
| muscles of the shoulders, back and upper back | | | | standing raise, upright row and one-arm row. |
| strong and flexible. Exercises alone have no role in | | | | When a scoliosis curve is progressive and severe, |
| the treatment of scoliosis. It is often prescribed | | | | therapeutic exercises are not a substitute for |
| for those wearing corrective scoliosis braces. Most | | | | surgery. |
| programs are initially supervised by physical | | | | Yoga exercises are very useful in providing relief |
| therapists. Later, they are developed as a daily | | | | from scoliosis. They restore the normal shape, |
| home exercise. | | | | function and mobility of the spine. The most |
| Scoliosis exercises are performed to enhance the | | | | effective yoga exercises include passive back |
| mobility of the spine in the right direction. | | | | arch, crocodile twist, supine knee chest twist, and |
| Compared with boys, girls have higher risk of | | | | other trunk and pelvic exercises. These exercises |
| developing osteoporosis, a disorder that causes | | | | are quite helpful in raising one?s lowered shoulder |
| weak bones, in later life. Weight-bearing exercises | | | | and decreasing back pain. |