
Does focused exercise help adults with scoliosis??
According to Negrini et al (2008)**, gradual scoliotic curve progression in adults may be slowed or even stabilized by the practice of scoliosis specific exercises. While in adolescents who are still growing the goal of exercise is to stop postural collapse and rehabilitate movement patterns in order to create more optimal spinal alignment during growth, in adults this goal shifts to controlling bony changes that are a result of degeneration. Specific exercises designed to de