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bent back?

my back is kinda bent in an s shape, i am quite tall 6ft4 but it is annoying and i was wondering if anyone knew any exercises or anythin which could help straighten it out. cheers

Reply 1

Bape

2

Go to a chiropractor. They know what they're doing. It may be expensive, but worth the mony. If you try something yourself, it may be cheaper, but could cause long term damage if not done correctly.

Reply 2

Juno

20

That could be scoliosis. If so, you should go to your doctor, as it can cause serious problems

Reply 3

Gexko

2

Go to a chiro.

Reply 4

musicbloke

17

There's a machine called a rack.

MB

Reply 5

mangomaz

14

is it a very strong s shape or just a slight one?
because its natural for your back to have an s shape.
i used to think my one was overly curved but then my friend who does massages gave me a massage and said that my back had an amazing shape and my posture was really good.

Reply 6

anabelle

1

I've really improved my posture since I've started ballet. Concentrating on you posture and being concient of your body will improve it.

Reply 7

RealityIsDull

13

Juno

That could be scoliosis. If so, you should go to your doctor, as it can cause serious problems

i agree.... if it really is an s shape you should get it seen too

Reply 8

Filibuster

y bro had a slight curve in his back, now it has improved after much physio (got it free tho cos of footie). Anyway, he still went to see a consultant at the hospital who said there is virtually no curve and its fine. I say go to the doctors and maybe you can get treatment on the nhs for it.

Reply 9

Happy1

14

have you seen a doctor? Sounds like a spinal problem.

Reply 10

glance

17

It sounds like scoliosis. That's what I've got..or had. I had two major operations last December to straighten it out, but now I'm fine. You must go and see your GP, and they may refer you to a consultant. They will give you exercises, and this should stop the curve progressing if it is not a large curve. But please go and see your GP- if it is diagnosed later on in life then it will be more risky to deal with using surgery.

Reply 11

Goddess

2

My frien's sister had a similar thing. The doctors have given her a large body-armour kind of a jacket to wear, which she even wore to school. They had also fixed the sole of her shoes to adjust the height of one of her legs. She is getting better now, without a surgery.

Reply 12

SamTheMan

17

You didn't say if the S shape is laterally, when looking with your back facing the observer or if it's noticeable from the side. There's a huge difference there.

I doubt that you can just diagnose yourself. You wouldn't notice it easily. Even when you have a significant scoliosis, you don't necessarily notice it yourself. A doctor usually asks you to bend forward and touch your feet and then he compares how the lumbar muscles contract. If you have a scoliosis one side will be a lot more contracted.

If you have severe scoliosis (over 45degrees deviation between your L1-L5 verterbrae), it's considered a severe handicap (there are many jobs you wouldn't be allowed to do in the army for example) and I doubt you'd be able to pursue a lot of physical activity anyway.
I was unlucky: got diagnosed when I was 17 with a mild one. I was doing competitive rowing at national level so that ruined everything... Rowing's probably the last sport you want to do when you have spinal problems.

Reply 13

Annik

2

i sooo got the wrong impression again by this thread..

:frown:

i have the dirtiest mind....

Reply 14

glance

17

SamTheMan

If you have severe scoliosis (over 45degrees deviation between your L1-L5 verterbrae), it's considered a severe handicap (there are many jobs you wouldn't be allowed to do in the army for example) and I doubt you'd be able to pursue a lot of physical activity anyway.
I was unlucky: got diagnosed when I was 17 with a mild one. I was doing competitive rowing at national level so that ruined everything... Rowing's probably the last sport you want to do when you have spinal problems.

I had surgery when the curve progressed to 52 degrees. Even then I had no pain, and could do everything. I played tennis pretty intensely two or three times a week, and did a lot of sport with no pain. However, I know some people had a lot of pain with a curvature of that severity. The reason why I had surgery was because the curve would just progress with gravity, and then having surgery later on in life would mean a greater risk of paralysis from the operation.

Reply 15

erk

14

glance

I had surgery when the curve progressed to 52 degrees. Even then I had no pain, and could do everything. I played tennis pretty intensely two or three times a week, and did a lot of sport with no pain. However, I know some people had a lot of pain with a curvature of that severity. The reason why I had surgery was because the curve would just progress with gravity, and then having surgery later on in life would mean a greater risk of paralysis from the operation.

I'm intrigued, was this 'bend' obvious to the eye if someone looked at your back? (hope you don't mind me asking fella!)

Reply 16

glance

17

erk

I'm intrigued, was this 'bend' obvious to the eye if someone looked at your back? (hope you don't mind me asking fella!)

Now that it's all over, I'm fine with discussing my ordeal :biggrin:

If I bent over, then it was visible as the vertebrae stuck up. I had a slight slump to one side of the shoulders, and yes if someone looked at my back they would notice.

I could go into the details of surgery, as they are pretty impressive :biggrin: