The Experience of Mild Scoliosis Patient-Non-Surgical Treatment

　　
The Experience of Mild Scoliosis Patient-Non-Surgical Treatment
Although the mild scoliosis's curves are relatively small, what happens to your curve depends on how much it increases over time. If your curve is stable, you won't have any problems, now or in the future, if your curve is really slow in getting worse, you may not have any problems, etc. Your growth spurt messes things up, though. Your curve will most likely increase the most during your growth spurt. Its important to monitor your curve before, through, and after the spurt.
　　There isn't a lot that you can do to keep your spine from curving. You have only a few choices, assuming that you have structural scoliosis. (Keep reading...)

  1. You can exercise - that strengthens your core muscles which may reduce pain or help keep pain away, but it won't treat your curve.
  2. You can wear a brace - Many people, myself included, have worn them. They are supposed to keep your curve from getting worse, or at least slow down the speed at which your curve is increasing. They usually don't fix your curve. Bracing is only effective if your curve is around 25-40 degrees and you are still growing.
  3. Pain management - pain pills or injections bring many of us with major pain to the point where most people are without the meds. There are many meds that are either taken by themselves or in combination with other meds. The key is to keep your pain doc informed when something isn't working (after giving it a reasonable chance to work). This should be done only if surgery isn't possible or you still have problems even after surgery.
  4. Surgery - This is done usually if your curve is greater than 50 degrees or it is increasing fast enough that there's little doubt that the curve will soon be greater than 50 degrees. This is the treatment you get when all else fails.

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