Exercises for scoliosis are very important. These exercises can help increase back stability, muscle strength, muscle imbalance corrections and can also help improve flexibility. A person who has scoliosis should do regular exercises to produce great results.

Although exercises for scoliosis can’t prevent curve progression or worsening, it is encouraged in order to minimize potential decrease in functional ability. There are numerous exercises that can make shoulders, back and upper back muscles become stronger and more flexible. If you’re thinking that these exercises can treat your scoliosis, you are wrong. These exercises are often recommended to patients who are wearing scoliosis braces and most programs are supervised by physical therapists.

Girls have a higher risk of developing osteoporosis than boys. Weight-bearing exercises that includes running, walking and gymnastics can reduce the risks of osteoporosis. For children and adolescents with scoliosis, they are encouraged to participate in school physical education programs and other physical activities. It will help them build muscle strength and improve their cardiovascular conditions. Aside from this, it will also boost their general sense of well-being.

Exercises for scoliosis of adults and children vary widely. There is a series of safe and effective abdominal exercises that can help strengthen the back and improve posture through leg and arm extensions with the help of the following:

• Arm extensions
• Back extension
• Triceps raise
• Bent-over raise
• Standing raise
• Upright row
• One-arm row

Yoga is also a great exercise. It is known that yoga exercises can help bring relief from scoliosis as it restores the normal shape, function and mobility of the spine. Effective yoga exercises are the following:

• Passive back arch
• Crocodile twist
• Supine knee chest twist
• Trunck and pelvic exercises

There are really a lot of exercises for scoliosis that you can do at home. However, it is strongly advised that before you do any of these exercises, make sure that you have the go signal from your doctor first. There are some cases, as mentioned above, that will require you to be supervised by physical therapists before you can do them at home. The situation varies depending on the curve condition. For people who have professive or severe scoliosis, these exercises are not a substiture for surgery.