How can sports massage ease scoliosis pain? How else might a sports massage therapist provide care and support for scoliosis? Massaggi shows you how the right sports massage therapist can help.
What is scoliosis?
The word scoliosis describes a lateral curvature of the spine. It is often the cause of back pain and muscular discomfort. Due to the structural imbalance that back imbalance creates, muscles can have a challenging time keeping the body ‘straight’ – and so they can find themselves overworked – leading to back pain. We provided a simple and easy-to-understand explanation in a previous post as to why muscles are a primary cause of back pain.
Scoliosis is often combined with kyphosis – a forward arching of the spine over the shoulders (kyphoscoliosis). This leads to a feeling of being hunched over. This can be greatly compounded when working long hours at a desk, hunched over a computer. A curved spine can make it challenging to sit up straight, causing the shoulders to slump forward and the chest muscles to become tight. A slouched posture can affect breathing, and over time, shallow and restricted breathing can cause the upper body to become even tighter, potentially leading to a further increase in scoliosis pain.
A painful spine and aching shoulders can contribute to and exacerbate work stress. Even mild scoliosis symptoms can feel like a prison of pain.
Does sports massage provide effective treatment for scoliosis?
Sports massage can be beneficial for adults with scoliosis who have been living with the condition for many years and wish to restore their body’s functionality and achieve pain-free movement.
Children, adolescents, and individuals currently undergoing treatment for back pain may also benefit from sports massage. However, it is essential to note that the remedial massage therapist must work in collaboration with any other specialists treating the patient. Professionals must seek to help patients who are not working at cross-purposes.
Scoliosis can be helped by sports massage, as a skilled sports massage therapist can help ease the restrictions that bind the muscles together. By restoring movement, the tight muscles that were pressing on nerves become softer, and pain eases away!
It is essential to consult an experienced sports and remedial massage therapist, especially if you have previously undergone surgery. At Massaggi, we have extensive experience in providing scoliosis support through the use of sports massage and deep tissue massage to treat various types of scoliosis, including lumbar scoliosis, thoracic scoliosis, and idiopathic scoliosis.
Best Exercise for Scoliosis
If you are an adult with back pain, we can provide you with exercises to help restore balance, including scoliosis-specific exercises. The exercises can also help you maintain a pain-free back for more extended periods of time. Although we cannot reverse the body’s decision to direct bone growth in a specific direction, we can ease and soften the muscles that subsequently cause back pain.
We have a long history of helping make sports massage a safe and healthy bet for those with back problems. You can find a list of our sports massage locations right here.
Finally, we have noticed that many individuals suffering from scoliosis pain are not aware that sports massage can help – so please ‘like’ and share this post, and let others know the good news!
