Yoga for Scoliosis

How Does Yoga Help Scoliosis?

While surgery is an option for scoliosis patients, many cases aren’t severe enough to warrant the drastic and invasive bone-fusing procedure. Instead, many patients use a corrective brace to help compensate for the spinal curvature and provide pain relief. Yoga offers an alternative, complimentary approach to help treat the discomfort of scoliosis.

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Turning to Yoga for Scoliosis: Elise Browning Miller’s Story

Working personally with yoga master B.K.S. Iyengar, scoliosis patient Elise Browning Miller gained insight into which yoga postures most helped correct the painful curvature of her spine. Now, through combining physical therapy principles with the yoga’s precise attention to alignment and anatomical detail, Elise has created a program to provide scoliosis relief for patients of all ages.

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Writer Finds Relief for Scoliosis with Yoga

While back pain reigns as a worldwide epidemic , those with scoliosis face a unique challenge. Independent Record writer Sara Groves has obtained a reprieve from her scoliosis-induced back pain— impressive, considering doctors once delivered her a verdict mandating back surgery.