Did you know that scoliosis is the abnormal curvature of the spine, which can be to the left side, right side, or sometimes both ways of your spine?
According to scientific research carried out covering greater London, 3 to 4 children out of 10 between the ages of 10 and 15 are affected by scoliosis in the UK.
So, how does a healthy spine look like?
- A normal human spine looks straight when you look at it from behind.
- In contrast, a person with scoliosis will have a leftward or rightward curve in the spine when you look at it.
So, what would be some scoliotic signs?
If you ever look at a full-length mirror and see:
- your body tilting at one side,
- your shoulders not at the same height, or
- your ribs are more prominent on one side than on the other side
- your thoracic spine sunk more to one side, or
- you may observe a little bit of hip hiking
Then there is a chance you might have some degree of scoliosis in your spine, since any of these are creating asymmetries in your body, and are affecting your body posture, bones, and musculo-skeletal structure.
Identifying your scoliosis curvature requires specific scoliosis training, years of experience and technical skills.
If you live in greater London and are suffering from scoliosis back pain, you will benefit from a comprehensive assessment with a London scoliosis rehab specialist.
So, how does scoliosis rehabilitation helps your body transform and achieve your back pain free goals?
Firstly, the scoliosis rehab specialist will conduct a professionally detailed assessment of your spine.
- Then, based on your scoliosis diagnosis, postural and muscolo-skeletal challenges and future goals will create for you a laser sharp customised scoliosis rehab plan and professionally help you implement all recommendations using 1-2-1 specialised scoliosis straining.
London’s elite Personal Training Master and the back pain injury rehabilitation department run by Jazz Alessi helps you rehab using advanced understanding of human spine anatomy.
Through his unique spine and scoliosis assessment and customised exercise scoliosis rehab method, Jazz and his London physio team understands normal scoliosis curves at the expert level.
They have the professional eye of an eagle to differentiate an abnormal or scoliosis spine from a normal spine.
Understanding Scoliosis and Its Impact on Quality of Life
According to the Scoliosis Support and Research (SSR), over 2 million people in the UK have scoliosis.
Scoliosis is a three-dimensional spinal abnormality that manifests in a wide range of clinical symptoms, negatively impacting the overall body mechanics of individuals affected by the condition. (1)
Did you know that people with scoliosis have a lateral curvature of the backbone which is the result of rotation or tilting of the vertebrae?
And… Did you know that some people have a single lateral curve while others might have a double curve or an “S” shaped spine? The effects of scoliosis on your spine vary with the complexity of your spine curvature as well as the type of scoliosis you have. Talking about the types, we can classify scoliosis in many ways. Research shows that broadly we can say two types are structural and non-structural types of scoliosis. (2) Still, your spine appears curved because of the prolonged posture you have or due to a leg length difference. (3) Did you know that research shows that structural scoliosis is the most prevalent type of scoliosis? (4) So, what are the causes of structural scoliosis? To name a few causes of structural scoliosis we have: Research shows that idiopathic scoliosis is classified as: Among all these… The Adolescent Idiopathic scoliosis is the most common type affecting females and is more commonly presented with right-side curvature of the spine. (6) The complexity of the condition increases with the extent of the curvature (and the 3-D curve effects) therefore, every type of scoliosis requires a different customised techniques and exercises to help reverse the abnormal curve into a more normal spine. Jazz has long-term experience training people with severe back diagnoses and back injuries. He transformed many people lives and his clients share the afterwards training effects through detailed testimonials and reviews.Types Of Scoliosis
Here is what Franco say about Jazz Method after rehabbing his back pain with him,
“Over the last five years, the flare-ups started happening more and more regularly and lasting longer.
They would cause me excruciating pain and debilitating impairment, which meant that, as long as the pain remained, my daily routine became extremely limited.
I’ve had no flare-ups since training with Jazz.
I have no more dullness or low level of constant pain on my back.
I can move freely without thinking about movement.
When I started training with Jazz I couldn’t do more than 3 chin ups at a time.
I can now complete up to 10 in one go.
My record to date is 12 chin ups in one go.
That’s more than a 300% increase in strength in just two months!”
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Do not Compromise Your Quality of Life!
The effects of scoliosis on a person’s body are not just limited to the spine and musculoskeletal system.
- It affects the overall well-being of the person including your mood and mental health.
Scoliosis symptoms might be confusing with other systemic chronic conditions, however, are overlooked most of the time.
Research shows that when people with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis have been assessed their quality of life when measured through questionnaire results is not as good as regular people. (8)
Scoliosis can be painful as well.
You will notice sharp pain in your midback, but the most common one is people with idiopathic scoliosis having low back pain. (9)
Research shows that some of the musculoskeletal symptoms of scoliosis are:
- uneven shoulder height,
- hip shifting / tilting,
- rib cage asymmetry,
- sinking onto your curve or
- a poor posture. (10)
But did you know that breathing difficulty is among the top scoliosis symptoms?
This is because…
… the scoliosis curve compresses your organs inside your chest and abdomen, it reduces the space inside the chest for lungs to expand completely during breathing.
- And what is even worse, if not managed properly, the whole 3-dimensional scoliotic problem can lead to weakness of your diaphragm and chest muscles.
- This disturbs your breathing, and endurance and handicaps you from doing your daily life activities like a normal healthy human being. (11)
How can you minimise and eliminate all these complications?
Scoliosis impairs your ability to perform normal daily life activities.
Ranging from your functional body to pain levels and body appearance, the cosmetic aspect of your life, scoliosis affects every bit of it and of course this includes mental health.
Scoliosis rehab benefits are multifold.
This is how scoliosis rehabilitation can improve your overall quality of life, mood, and happiness:
1. Early Diagnosis and Rehabilitation – Faster Health Transformation
Beginning scoliosis rehabilitation as soon as possible prevents the curve from worsening.
- Did you know that correctly assessed – early rehab action minimises and prevents further spine and mechanical damage caused by the increase in your scoliosis curve?
At the beginning when your spine starts going into scoliosis, the muscles, ligaments, and joints in the spine are still flexible and more mouldable.
- A customised rehabilitation programme consisting of laser sharp corrective exercises for scoliosis helps reversing the curve therefore, moving it towards a normal spinal alignment so, you win!
2. Pain Reduction
The lateral shifting of vertebrae in scoliosis affects the surrounding structures resulting in pain or muscle soreness.
There is also a chance of nerve impingement because of the malalignment which further worsens your pain.
- Research shows that nerves impingements increase local inflammation levels in your spine, pain levels, affects your neurology, mood, and mental health.
Everyone is different.
- The customised exercises created for your specific scoliosis rehab case will predictably help you reduce and eliminate muscle spasms, relax the surrounding tissues and structures, and strengthen the right muscle.
It helps you eliminate compensations, asymmetric musculo-skeletal pressure etc, this unique customised strategy leads to significant pain reduction and in most cases pain elimination.
3. Posture Correction
Your customised scoliosis rehabilitation is a tailored exercise programme that, – amongst other things – stretches the shortened muscles and strengthens the weak muscles, reduces, and eliminates asymmetries and retrains all your compensatory movements etc.
In a phased manner your rehab programme helps you improve transforming your spine strength and spinal stability for good and helps you transform your body posture.
Achieving a correct posture will make you look taller.
4. You Look Better and Feel Stronger
Research suggests that people with a greater scoliosis curve are perceived by some people as “being different” therefore, the sufferer is significantly affected, and it is reported having more psychological problems caused by the scoliotic appearance. (13)
Some of these “being different” were related to:
- posture perception,
- limited movement,
- different movement patterns,
- refraining from social life
- clothing choices and
- sometimes even rudeness towards them.
We understand the effects of these, – and using comprehensive assessment, 1-2-1 laser sharp customised training programme and correct technical and mental support we help you to change this.
Is this what you want?
Once you start to exercise for scoliosis transformation you drastically feel a difference in your appearance.
You look taller and start feeling more confident.
- You no longer need to hide your curves, instead, it makes you feel better about your body.
After years of suffering.
- Just 4 – 6 weeks into your programme you already start developing a strong and positive body image!
These are not just claims, we understand how much your appearance affects your emotional health, and Jazz helps you overcome and beat these.
5. Flexibility And Functional Mobility
Now you can flex without the fear of injury!
Your daily life activities start getting easier day by day.
All you need is to focus on your spine health, posture, and body mechanics while performing your usual tasks.
Stretching and laser sharp customised Pilates could be part of our scoliosis rehabilitation programme which results in overall mobility improvement.
Do not stop yourself from playing your favourite sports.
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6. Pulmonary Health Benefits
Scoliosis rehab benefits your lung function.
- Research proves that short-term scoliosis-specific exercises improve clinical parameters like expiratory volume, vital capacity, and chest expansion. (12)
These scoliosis-specific exercises are also a part of Jazz’s laser-sharp back rehabilitation programme.
Jazz’s previous clients are all super happy with the results achieved. One of his clients says,
“Pain diminished to a final reduction of 85-90 per cent. My work is better because of this. I could potentially take up a new sport for example. Jazz commitment, knowledge and care are surely unsurpassable. I would recommend Jazz without reservation. “
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What Happens If You Ignore Your Scoliosis?
1. It Gets Worse:
The worst thing that can happen is that your spine health deteriorates as it becomes more curved laterally.
When this happens and over time the spinal structures including bones, muscles, and ligaments stiffen in that scoliotic position.
- A fixed lateral curve is harder to correct whilst it takes more time to address it because the condition becomes painful later.
Also,
- The primary scoliotic curve might also result in a secondary or compensatory curve.
Congratulations!
- Now you have 2 curves so, why wait?
2. It Takes Away Your Independence:
With the passage of time, the scoliotic curves take a firm shape.
It shortens or tightens muscles on one side of your spine and lengthens or weakens muscles on the other side.
There you go with an obvious muscle imbalance.
What is worse?
The muscle imbalance is not limited to your spine as its:
- disturbs your whole-body mechanics,
- shifts your centre of gravity,
- gives you a lot of pain withdrawing from your social life,
- makes other people to perceive you different and as the spine is more sensitive than other parts of your body
- it could leave you disabled even if a minor injury occurs.
Lack of independence and social life affects your mental health and that is why this programme is customised and addresses your physical and emotional / mental health.
3. It impairs your organ function: Breathing, Heart, Kidneys, Digestion
Did you know that the more scoliosis progresses the more it exerts pressure on your internal organs?
- Research shows that lumbar or lower back scoliosis alters the space of the internal abdominal cavity, and the asymmetry also causes an asymmetric pressure on the kidney, thus damaging the kidney or worsening an already existing injury to the kidney. (14)
- Thoracic spine scoliotic curve compresses the heart and disturbs the heart movement as evident from a study done on the UK BioBank which can lead to major heart problems. (15)
- Research is clear that in the most severe form of scoliosis, both heart and lung functions are significantly impaired. (16)
Now that you know how many complications it can cause when scoliosis is not addressed correctly.
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Here is what his client, Huw - shared about the effects of Jazz programme and support received…
“The customisation of this programme was so focused that only in a few sessions I began to feel the benefits very clearly. I would recommend Jazz to anyone needing training for injury or fitness. Now I feel very stable and pain free.”
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Scoliosis Rehabilitation Techniques by a Clinical Exercise Specialist
Your rehabilitation programme is very effective and multifactorial.
- Jazz’s scoliosis rehabilitation techniques expertly combine laser sharp scoliosis-specific exercises, body conditioning at the right time and modified bespoke Pilates.
This way, Jazz professionally helps you create a highly effective 3-dimensional solution for your three-dimensional problem. PSSE or Physiotherapy Scoliosis Specific Exercises is the name given to the physiotherapy techniques used for people with scoliosis. This is not just a single exercise but a complete guideline (required to be further customised according to your age, gender, curves, symptoms, challenges, and goals etc) of many different protocols that physiotherapists use worldwide to treat scoliosis patients. (17) You would be amazed to know that the knowledge base for using PSSE for scoliosis comes from the evidence-based practice of these 7 major scoliosis schools from around the world: The latest approach that we have is also from Poland London’s best personal trainer, Jazz Alessi and his London physios team trains his clients using the same techniques incorporated in a customised exercise plan to reduce the pain and disability associated with scoliosis. Your PSSE starts with a: Your rehab training consists of customised scoliosis exercises, stretching, bracing, breathing mechanisms and how to use them in your specific case, and selected core strengthening for scoliosis. (17) In addition, recent studies suggest the Schroth method is one of the most reliable of all these approaches but only when combined with special bracing. (18) This is extremely exciting! Under the supervision of London’s best personal trainer, you can benefit from PSSE. Your laser sharp exercise customisations aim to lowers your pain levels, improves your daily life, and significantly reduces your Cobb angle, a.k.a. scoliosis curve. Customised Pilates (customised is the keyword here) is an excellent exercise option for some people with scoliosis. Pilates for scoliosis aims at increasing the space between your vertebrae, training your spine muscle and core correctly and elongating your spine. We understand scoliosis can be so frustrating and debilitating for you. It harms your mental health, self-esteem, and personal life. It takes away your relief and independence as it comes with functional limitations. You must be sick of the constant pain, but you are not alone in this. Jazz’s private personal training for scoliosis can help you achieve the body transformation you desire. This helps to understand correctly the postural, compensatory movements and asymmetry between your curves. This multifactorial approach predictably optimises your physical and functional health leading to transforming your spine health and body. Jazz’s approach is life-changing for many.
Scoliosis-specific Exercise Programme (PSSE) and Training
Pilates For Scoliosis By 2nd Generation Pilates Trainer
One of his clients shared this!
“As the training went on, the pain shifted around as Jazz worked on retraining my muscle groups and realigning my structure.
Then one day, just after my 16th session, the pain suddenly decreased to next-to-nothing! It was like a miracle.
Jazz has helped me and many others recover successfully from their injuries.
His knowledge about anatomy, physiology, nutrition and how to exercise safely – SAFELY being the key word, I believe, is unparalleled.”
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Comprehensive Nutrition and Lifestyle Support
Nutrition does not directly cause scoliosis, but it affects scoliosis because your bones and muscles health depend on your nutrition.
- Amongst other things a scoliosis diet must be rich in amino acids and vitamin B to prevent the worsening of scoliosis.
Recent studies prove the importance of lifestyle support and certified nutrition services for scoliosis.
- People with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis show lower levels of vitamin D, thyroid hormone, and calcitonin as per a research study. (23)
The scoliosis diet also aims at reducing the oxidative stress in your body and it helps to combat your body inflammation.
- A diet full of antioxidants boosts your energy for recovery whilst it works best for inflammation reduction at the same time.
When you train with London Elite personal trainer, you get all the rewards under one roof.
Jazz’s and his physio approach to transforming your scoliosis is unique as he combines his knowledge about PSSE, with his 2nd Generation Pilates skills and nutritional background to build a correct customised recovery plan for you.
Benefits Of A Tailored Scoliosis Rehabilitation Programme With A Clinical Specialist
Identify Your Unique Needs Through Assessment
Your customised scoliosis rehabilitation programme fits you in all aspects.
As a clinical specialist, Jazz Alessi focuses on your assessment and observes your posture, sinking curves, specific exercise and movement, gait, shoulders and hips alignment and overall body movements.
In addition to this… Scoliosis manifest as a 3D Musculo-skeletal condition therefore, this aspect is assessed from the beginning, and the bespoke exercises focuses to address this. Scientific Knowledge Base = Better Understanding Creating a tailored scoliosis rehab programme for each client based on their needs is an extremely technical and knowledge-based task. There is no room for error when you are working with a client who is already in so much pain. Professional Look At Contraindications And Precautions The best personal trainer in London has the eye of an eagle when considering the do’s and dont’s of an exercise plan. After performing a thorough assessment and considering your clinical history, Jazz and his physio team understands the level of care and monitoring you would require while following your customised scoliosis rehabilitation programme. Before starting training, Jazz will inform you about all the limitations of the exercises. During your back pain rehab session, Jazz will teach, guide, and supervise your every exercise and move and will keep you within the safe range of motion. Can you afford more pain? Customised scoliosis exercises minimise and could prevent recurrent injuries and pain levels. Setting Realistic Expectations Once the assessment and diagnosis are made, your clinical specialist elite trainer helps you creates a set of realistic and smart goals for you to achieve. With some minor differences your trainer knows the time frame for achieving each goal. So, training with the best – with an elite personal trainer in London, you will enjoy having realistic expectations about your training results. Laser Sharp Exercises For Your Rehab Targets Treating a 3-dimensional problem must require an integrated approach focused on a single realistic goal. Although most of the scoliosis exercises look similar and repetitive when you are training to correct your scoliosis, there is always a specified target for each movement. Therefore, your personal trainer guides you only to move the right way and avoid any compensatory and depending on your scoliosis assessment, – asymmetric movements. Progressive Pattern and Monitoring Improvements Regularly As you know scoliosis does not happen in a day, of course, it takes you years to realise that your spine has a lateral curve. Similarly, reversing the lateral curve also requires some time. To avoid risk of spine injuries your tailored scoliosis rehab programme will increase the exercise difficulty level gradually. Therefore, in this scenario, the progressive effects are exponential as you are guided to complete each of the customised scoliosis exercises correctly.
Here is what Elizabeth Tiffany says about Jazz Alessi’s personal training back rehabilitation programme
“In my personal experience Jazz provides rehab exercises more effective than any physio.
I’ve never been given exercises before that work both the upper and lower back together so effectively.
The range of movement and flexibility in both the upper and lower back have both improved and some of the function I had lost has been restored.
The exercises we were performing on the upper body have changed the structure of my upper back and scapula.”
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WHY DO I NEED THE SCOLIOSIS REHAB PROGRAMME?
Jazz’s unique scoliosis rehab methodology is a game changer because it provides you with an all-in-one solution for all the problems associated with scoliosis.You might get some basic and limited exercise recommendations from one physio and then get a templated diet chart from a nutritional professional (to help you maintain bone health) and eventually land at some personal trainer hoping to get rid of the constant pain, however, after completing 10 – 15 session it doesn’t seem effective.
This scoliosis rehab programme provides you with one stop shop and is solving this problem for you.
Now you do not need to go to multiple specialists for your scoliosis rehab.
This evidence based and well-versed scoliosis rehab programme formulated by Jazz Alessi and his physio team is ideal for your scoliosis rehabilitation transformation goals.
Jazz makes sure that you are predictably reducing your COB scoliosis angles so, you will start to reverse your scoliosis but also you minimise and eliminate the risks of injuries and causes of scoliosis reoccurrence.
Your posture will improve dramatically, your strength will improve, flexibility and joint mobility whilst your body confidence will skyrocket.
Typically, clients report between:
- 200 – 500 % increase in total body strength,
- 100 – 300 increases in total endurance,
- 50 – 150% increase in flexibility and joints mobility,
- 100 – 200% increase in their lean muscle mass,
- walking between 100 – 400% longer
- training at higher intensity for long and without pain
- a dramatically improved core and posture,
- dramatically improved energy levels,
- transformed body and very high confidence, and
- transformed mental health.
The laser sharp customisations created for your challenges and goals and your commitment to train helps you move towards and achieve a predictable body transformation.
It is not just scoliosis rehab but an overall lifestyle modification practice that makes you consistent in your workout and diet regime.
Everything in our customised scoliosis rehab programme is based on scientific evidence making it different from all other programmes that claim to cure your scoliosis.
Who is Jazz Alessi?
Jazz Alessi is a professional elite personal trainer in London who helps people with scoliosis by providing customised scoliosis rehabilitation programmes based on your very individual needs.
Jazz uses an evidence based and holistic approach to managing your back pain and functional limitations that come with scoliosis.
His approach is research-based, and he also incorporates a nutritional support programme (if is required) with laser sharp customised exercises checking all scoliosis recovery boxes while working a client with scoliosis.
He has a long-term proven record of successfully transforming people’s lives suffering from severe and traumatic forms of back pain and professionally helping them to achieve body and health transformations using laser sharp customised personalised training.
Training with Jazz feels like home.
He shows genuine concern about all your needs and fulfils your goals.
Although Jazz has a busy schedule, he can create space for committed clients.
Conclusion:
Assessment based laser sharp exercise customisations are the core components of your scoliosis rehabilitation.
Implementing correctly, the PSSE, customised Pilates, postural training corrections, retraining correctly your scoliosis curves and using sound lifestyle modifications created by an expert elite personal trainer and PTM physio team, can help you achieve a significant reduction in Cobb angle and train the right muscles in the right manner to help it last.
Scoliosis rehab changes your perception of the condition and encourages you to be confident in your daily life and ultimately it helps you achieve a body transformation.
Frequently Asked Questions About Scoliosis With Jazz Alessi
What is scoliosis?
Scoliosis is a 3-dimensional misalignment of the spine characterised by an abnormal lateral curve in the spine. There might be two curves making the spine look like an “S” shape with the secondary curve.
How to know if you have scoliosis?
Well, obviously, you cannot look at your spine, but you can see your shoulders and hips and overall posture when looting in a full-length mirror. If you feel an imbalance between your shoulders or hips height and you also feel one side of your body is stiffer than the other side, then you must get your spine assessed at a clinic for scoliosis and get a clear diagnosis.
Can scoliosis be cured?
It depends on the type of curve you have, your age, and the duration for which the curve has been present. In the mild forms and early, you can easily reverse the scoliotic curve back to normal through exercises, but for the older and stiffer curves, scoliosis exercises effectiveness is not evident yet so you must opt for surgery and customised scoliosis exercises.
What to do when your back hurts from scoliosis
You can apply a hot pack on your back for 10 minutes and then do some stretching exercises at home. However, the best advice would be to go for an assessment and exercise recommendation from an expert clinical specialist then exercise in a customised manner.
Does scoliosis get worse with age?
Yes, if you leave it untreated, scoliosis will get worse with growing age. Because your joints become stiffer, and your muscles become tighter on one side of the curve and weaker on the other side. This leads to constant pain and disability.
Does scoliosis cause back pain?
Yes, it causes mild to severe back pain.
How do you rehabilitate scoliosis?
Effective scoliosis rehab includes customised physiotherapy scoliosis exercises, strength, bespoke Pilates, corrections to your posture, core training and body conditioning. Enrolling into a scoliosis rehab programme with a private personal training London for scoliosis helps you start your scoliotic curve progression reduction.
What worsens scoliosis?
Constant poor posture, inactivity, ignoring the mild form of scoliosis, ignoring back aches and other signs of scoliosis, performing the wrong workouts, and not following a punctual exercise regime will worsen your scoliosis.
At what age is it too late to treat scoliosis?
It is never too late to treat scoliosis. We suggest early diagnosis and treatment because at early stages the rehab duration for scoliosis is shorter (the condition is easier to be treated). However, people in adult life will also significantly benefit from a customised scoliosis rehabilitation in London.
Can you fully heal scoliosis?
It depends on the extent of the curve, the duration of scoliosis, and your age. Smaller curves with lesser Cobb angle, diagnosed early and at a young age can heal with 90% to 95% success. While older curves, higher Cobb angle, and old age make it difficult to heal it completely however people with such a condition might get more than 60 – 70% success and this is significant.
Is scoliosis a disability
Scoliosis itself is not considered a disability because people with various degrees of scoliosis have different lifestyles and functions. However, in the worst form and if not treated early, scoliosis can cause lifelong disability due to secondary problems arising from it.
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