Welcome to the Exercise Education page at Scolios-us! This page is dedicated to providing simple tips on things to consider when choosing your exercise regime when you have scoliosis. It is not intended in place of medical advice. However it may help direct you to useful sites, or to ask useful questions in regards to what is a good direction to head when choosing exercise, and what might need your reconsideration.

You must seek advice from your own medical team when making decisions in regards to your scoliosis management. However we know that lots of people spend time on Google! Sifting through all that information can be daunting!

The aims of this page are to provide:

1. Evidence based information on exercise therapies currently available

2. Information on sport and scoliosis

3. Information on fitness activities such as Personal training, Yoga, Pilates and other physical activities.

The discovery of scoliosis or other spine structural changes often leads to a myriad of follow-up questions. Among them, discussion around the role of sports participation. Bottom line – let them continue to play sports!  Let's dive in a bit deeper in this blog post.

All in all, researchers are learning more and more every day about what contributes to the development and progression of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. In this blog post, we’ll look at what things are correlated to scoliosis and what you should do with that information.

You may have come across the term, Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis-Specific Exercise (PSSE). Perhaps, you’ve seen some really promising before and after pics. PSSE is one of a few non-surgical intervention options to address spine structural variations, including scoliosis. In this blog post, we’ll break down PSSE so you have a better understanding of it as a treatment option.

A healthy posture is a great goal to aim for! You can have scoliosis and still make great improvements to your posture in many cases. Checking your back for scoliosis or scoliosis changes is best done by your treating doctor or physiotherapist trained in this area. However there are definitely a few things you, or even your family members, could look out for, to promote a healthy posture. 

Schroth Physiotherapists can be found all around the world. However, there is definitely more need in some areas. It might be frustrating if you find yourself with Scoliosis and in need of a Schroth physiotherapist and you can’t find one. There may be some other options! Click to read and find out more!

What exercise is appropriate and safe for scoliosis? What is considered treatment and what is not? There are so many questions that need answers when considering what exercise to choose when you have scoliosis. In this section of the website we will be aiming to give you lots of information. To start with however, I thought I would introduce you to the world of PSSE – Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis Specific Exercises.