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2005/04/19, 12:06 AM
Are those curable? I've been diognosed with kyphosis and the doctor said that supposedly its impossible to have a normal back again, but I want a second opion on this.
Thanks in advance.
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2005/04/19, 05:43 AM
http://www.shands.org/health/information/article/001240.htm
^ good info
my dad has scoliosis from years of incorrect posture...
You need to go get 2nd and 3rd opinion...depends how bad it is...and ask if you can exercise....
some exercises like deadlifts, pull ups, rows are great exercises to strengthen back...however first get a clearance from doctor that you can do it...
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2005/04/19, 08:14 AM
i'm in the same situ frigus.. i havent had a professional opinion, but from my own research i think i have postural kyphosis. if i come across anything, ill let you know.
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2005/04/19, 08:57 AM
Hey
Well here's a topic that hits home with me....
About 2 and a half years ago I broke my back (while weight lifting) and developed a severe kyphosis in the T11-T12 vertebrea as well as advanced curvature of the spine (scoliosis). I live with the injury for 2 years and finally last year went to one of the best ortheopedic surgeons in the country (found him by sheer luck in the city I live in). I had a very extensive 9 hour surgery to rebuild the crushed vertebrea with a titanium and crushed bone from a rib the removed, and to realign my backbone one vertebrea at a time. I am now back to about 90% from where I was before the injury. (They had to remove a rib to get to the injury, so I'm still dealing with some pain from that 6 months later).
Now I know my problem was injury related and not from a bone disease, but my doctor and I talked of the type of surgery he specializes in which happens to be repairing severe bone deformities. He said they have a relatively new procedure for realining the backbone of someone with scoliosis which involves inserting a rod into the backbone to stableize. I have a friend I work with whoes daughter underwent the procedure with much success. Provided you don't have any sort of degenerative disintigration of the vertebrea, this new procedure is very successful.
I hope this helps some and if you want any more details about the surgery or the doctor, please let me know.
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2005/04/19, 10:15 AM
I have scoliosis, I have a 19 degree curve in my spine - and my shoulders are uneven.
I've gone to an ortheopedic doctor whom told me that its too late to do anything but back exercises. I've done these - but I still have back pain. (It seems to be the worse when doing ab exercises.)
I don't believe you can cure scoliosis - you can get surgery to correct it but there is no cure. (I wish there was though)
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2005/04/19, 06:14 PM
yea...unfortunately surgery is probably the only means...
but then you could use back exercises effectively afterwards to help you recover...
my dad has lived with scoliosis for most of his life(bookwork...lol...and bad posture)...and he was a prime example of why my mom always bugged me about my posture....I think weight training has been a blessing for me in terms of establishing a great posture...through exercises like deadlifts...before I used to consciously think to get my shoulders forward and my back arched....seemed so alien to me....now it's the only way i am...
cafenervosa I am really glad you were able to fix most of the your problem...I have a question...how come they don't replace the removed rib with some other subustance like titanium?...whicht they seem to use for other support...I know they replace whole bones(like in arms or legs) with titanium rods so why not insert a titanium rod to reinforce your midsection(as a rib)...with less ribs in your midsection ...you have less protection for the organs...
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