Scoliosis - the curvature of the spine, arising from the general weakness of the muscles, especially during intensive growth. The same effect on the curvature of the spine is due to incorrect posture and other negative habits, asymmetry of the legs or pelvis. As a rule, ideally even spine happens only in infants, later in the process of growth different bends begin to appear.
Scoliosis threatens the subsequent development of osteochondrosis, a violation of the internal organs, respiratory organs. Therapeutic exercise for the back is shown in combination with massage and physiotherapy. It is believed that completely cure scoliosis can only be in the early stages and only in childhood, but regular exercises will help prevent further development of scoliosis and improve the overall condition of the back and spine at any age.
Indications for use of exercise therapy
The exercise complex exercise helps stop the progression of scoliosis, ease the condition and relieve the strain from the spine and internal organs. It is shown to everyone, regardless of age, but you need to be careful and not slow to perform exercises, gradually increasing the load.
Unlike yoga, pilates and other types of fitness, exercise physical therapy in scoliosis allow you to change the direction of the load, and not evenly distribute it during classes. This allows you to work out exactly the problem areas of the spine, depending on the type of curvature.
LFK gymnastics is inherently a specially selected set of exercises aimed at a dated load on the muscular corset. Do not engage in independent treatment and master the complex of exercise therapy at home. LFK specialists individually select exercises depending on the type and form of scoliosis. The orthopedic physician makes up the complex depending on the clinical picture of the patient.
However, among the means of therapeutic physical culture there are exercises shown in any form and form of scoliosis. They allow you to keep your back muscles toned, improve your posture.
Complex of exercises:
Swimming
Starting position: lying on stomach, arms and legs stretched out, forehead resting on the floor. On exhalation, raise the left arm and the right leg. Try to draw the press as much as possible. Repeat for the opposite arm and leg.
Bow
Lying on your stomach, wrap your arms around your lower leg (if it's hard, then stop). On exhalation, try to maximally raise the chest and hips above the floor. If you feel overexertion or pain, then reduce the height of the rise to a comfortable level.
Raising the arms in the slope
Slightly bend your knees and lean forward. The shoulders and shoulder blades are pointing downward, the muscles of the neck are stretched out, the head is slightly raised, the arms are slightly bent at the elbows. On exhalation, spread your hands to the sides, trying to keep the shoulder blades.
Rabbit
Stand on all fours, knees on the width of the shoulders, arms extended forward. Place your left hand under the right hand, while maximally turning your chest up. Hold for a few seconds, and then return to the starting position. Repeat for the other side too.
Bridge
Lay down on the floor, legs bent and shoulder width apart, arms stretched along the trunk, head and shoulders pressed to the floor. On exhalation very slowly lift the pelvis, then the hips and back. Try to do the exercise as slowly as possible, feeling how each vertebra rises. Then also slowly return to the starting position.
Regular performance of a set of physical exercises will help to strengthen the muscles of the back, create a strong muscular corset around the spinal column, correct pathological deformities in the curvature, protect the internal organs.