what is the best exercise for patient with structural scoliosis?
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First of all there are no exercises which will effectively decrease the curvature of your spine, or prevent it from getting worse.  All you can do is to strengthen the trunk muscles that support the spine.\n\nAs a physical therapist who has treated many back patients and a good amount of scoliosis patients (as well as having scoliosis myself) I would recommend that you do lumbar stability exercises.  I've attached a link to a good site with a few good stability exercises to get you started.  As you progress you might also want to consider doing pilates or yoga, both of which will help to strengthen your back muscles.
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try this site:http://www.chirogeek.com/003_Level-1-Exercise.htm
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Have you tried swimming? Its a great exercise. I used to do that when I had fractured my foot. Other exercises include bench press, tricep dips, shoulder press, pull ups. \n\nThere is all sorts of exercises that you can do. What is it that you are exactly looking at?
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Do cardio exercise. Walking is fine.
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stairclimber, lunges, squats, leglifts
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Exercises:\n#1 best- Good Mornings. Stand up straight, feet shoulder width apart, hold light weight. Keep legs straight and bend over, raise back up and repeat.\n\n2- Back extensions. Position yourself on a Swiss Ball or roman workout chair. Bend over and then raise back up until body is parallel to floor.\n\nThese will strenghthen your back and develope the muscle. Even though your "thin", thats still fat so you need to do cardio and eat healthy.
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I've never heard of this technique.  Is it offered everywhere in the country?  I'd love to do something that isn't very high impact b/c I have back problems so maybe this might be good for me.  Thanks for bringing it to my attention! :)
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Stick the bar on the back of your shoulders, bend your knees until they are parrallel with the floor (all the time keeping your head looking forwards), drive back up to the standing position.\n\nSquats are the single most important exercise in any weight training schedule.
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Here's a complete list: \nhttp://www.preventdisease.com/fitness/Strength_Exercises_chest.html\n\nBest compound exercise is the bench press (dumbell or barbell).\nBest isolation exercise are flat dumbell flyes.\n\nIf you're just started out, gain some strength with good old fashioned pushups with your bodyweight.  This alone will do wonders if you're a novice.\n\nTry the preexhaustion principle for the ultimate burn.  You start off with isolation exercises until exhaustion and finish with compound exercises.  \n\nSeek the advice of a certified personal trainer for correct execution and frequency.
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Exercise Walking\n\n If you're like the average person, you probably walk between 2,500-5,000 steps each day. While at first glance that may seem like a lot, you might want to think about adding more steps to your daily routine with an exercise walking program. Consider the benefits to your physical and mental health:\n\n\n\nA brisk walk increases your intake of oxygen, strengthens your heart to pump more blood, improves circulation and lowers blood pressure.\n\nWalking also slows development of degenerative joint disease, stops loss of bone mass in osteoporosis, and tones your muscles gently.\n\nWalking reduces stress, helps you keep a positive outlook and can make you feel (and look) younger and sleep more deeply and restfully.\n\nIf you are recovering from a recent injury or surgery or have a chronic condition, you may want to see your doctor before beginning a walking program. You may be able to withstand the low stress effort of walking without aggravating your condition. Walking has helped many people find relief from arthritis and back pain.\n\nYou can walk alone or with friends, almost anywhere and anytime it's convenient for you. The only equipment you need is a good pair of shoes. These should be comfortable and supportive and not cause blisters or calluses. Choose shoes that support the arch and elevate the heel slightly. There should be stiff material surrounding the heel (the heel counter), that keeps your heel from turning in or out or wobbling. The toe box should be roomy but not too long.\n\nStarting your program\n\nWhen you start your exercise program, warm up by walking as you normally would for five minutes, then pick up the pace to whatever speed gets your heart beating faster and your lungs breathing deeper. Keep up the faster pace for about 15 minutes. While you walk:\n\n\nSwing your arms.\n\nKeep your head up, back straight and abdomen flat.\n\nPoint your toes straight ahead.\n\nTake long strides, but don’t strain.\n\nCool down by walking at your warm up speed again for five more minutes. Do gentle stretching exercises when you're done. Repeat this routine three or four days a week with days for rest in between. After two weeks add five minutes to the strenuous part of your walk. Keep adding five minutes every two weeks as you gradually build strength and endurance.\n\nCommit to physical activity\n\nWhen you start an exercise walking program, you are making a commitment to yourself to be more physically active. This should be a lifetime pursuit, as the major health benefits of exercise walking take place over time. Keep track of your progress as you become more physically fit and increase the intensity of your workouts. You might consider getting a pedometer (available at most sporting goods stores) that clips on your belt and automatically records every step you take. In addition to your exercise walking routine, consider ways you can build more steps into each day, such as taking stairs instead of elevators or parking your car at the far end of lots.
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I am a personal trainer and so many people have this problem.  Have you looked into something called Somatics?  This has been very beneficial to the ones that have used it for shoulder, back, etc.  You can get the paper back book for the exercises on Amazon.com.  It is just called Somatics and is written by Thomas Hanna.  You could also check out Paul Chek website for his book called How to Eat, Move, and Be Healthy.
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Before beginning any wheelchair exercise regime it is important to consult a doctor or physical therapist to determine which wheelchair exercises you are capable of. Enlisting a certified personal trainer can be helpful as they can design sensible work-outs, teach you to use fitness equipment properly, help transfer you from gym machines and motivate you. \n\nTo perform wheelchair exercises safely and effectively: \n\n\nWarm up 5 to 10 minutes with stretches before and after workouts. \nUse proper posture. \nStart with a lighter warm-up weight - then increase gradually between sets. \nBreathe - exhale as you lift, inhale as you lower weights. \nDrink plenty of water. \nEat a light meal or snack at least 1 hour before exercising. \nIf you feel faint - stop or take a break.\n\nBeneficial wheelchair exercises: \n\nResistance Training - uses resistance bands (large, stretchy rubber bands), secured to a door handle, pole, hook or even the arm of a wheelchair. These are pulled towards or away from you to work muscles. Elbow and leg extensions, shoulder and trunk rotations, back, neck and shoulder pull downs, are all possible with resistance bands. Resistance bands generally come in low, medium and high resistances. \n\nStrength Training - with free weights, fitness machines or dumbbells will increase the intensity and should only be performed once resistance training exercises become too easy. \n\n\nBiceps Curl\nStrengthens upper-arm muscles. \n\nSit with your back supported by back of chair. \nKeep feet flat on floor even with your shoulders. \nHold hand weights straight down at your sides, with palms facing inward. \nSlowly bend one elbow, lifting weight toward chest. (Rotate palm to face shoulder while lifting weight.) \nHold position for 1 second. \nSlowly lower arm to starting position. Pause. \nRepeat with other arm. \nAlternate arms until you have done 8 to 15 repetitions with each arm. \nRest; then do another set of 8 to 15 alternating repetitions.\n\nArm Raise\nStrengthens shoulder muscles. \n\nSit with your back supported by back of chair. \nKeep feet flat on floor even with your shoulders. \nHold hand weights straight down at your sides, with palms facing inward. \nRaise both arms to side, shoulder height. \nHold the position for 1 second. \nSlowly lower arms to sides. Pause. \nRepeat 8 to 15 times. \nRest; then do another set of 8 to 15 repetitions. \n\nTriceps Extension\n\nStrengthens muscles in back of upper arm. Keep supporting your arm with your hand throughout the exercise. \n\nSit with your back supported by back of chair. \nKeep feet flat on floor even with shoulders. \nHold a weight in one hand. Raise that arm straight toward ceiling, palm facing in. \nSupport this arm, below elbow, with other hand. \nSlowly bend raised arm at elbow, bringing hand weight toward same shoulder. \nSlowly straighten arm toward ceiling. \nHold position for 1 second. \nSlowly bend arm toward shoulder again. Pause. \nRepeat the bending and straightening until you have done the exercise 8 to 15 times. \nRepeat 8 to 15 times with your other arm. \nRest; then do another set of 8 to 15 alternating repetitions.
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Try water aerobics. That's a low impact way to strengthen joints.
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Any exercise is good. :) Walking, biking, rowing, swimming are all fairly low impact and develop lean muscle.
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Pilates is pretty good to tone muscle and trim a waistline, it mostly uses lifting weights with arms, stretching, lifting your legs up and down, and other exercises using your own body weight, like situps, crunches, etc. A lot of it is done sitting in a chair or lying on an exercise mat. If it doesn't hurt to bend your knee, I'd reccommend Pilates.\n\nAnother good low impact exercise is swimming. It might hurt to flail your knee around and bend it a lot, so just keep using steady up and down motions with your feet and see if you could practice swimming on your back - it gives you the buoyancy of floating and so your feet can relax and you can just move your arms around. \n\nYet another suggestion I have is an exercise ball - if you have fat in your stomach, then as long as you have the strength to stand up for a while, you can lean with your back on a large ball and do crunches on it. The exercise ball will keep you balanced but it gives you enough rolling around and slipperiness to where you really have to use your abs to keep yourself on it.\n\nA final suggestion I have is a better diet. I had a friend who suffered a bad ankle injury and her ankle was twisted sideways and she now walks very peculiarly and cannot run or do any exercises with her feet as well. She gained close to 50 pounds after about two years because she did not adjust her diet despite how sedentary and inactive her life became. I'd cut down on sweets and sodas and try to eat mostly lean meats like chicken breast (grilled, with the fat trimmed off) and some lean fish, grilled or baked, maybe 90%fat free ground beef, the expensive kind, use that in a hearty vegetable-laden chili. Eat more fiber to keep your digestive system running like clockwork - I know that Jewel Osco sells these high fiber tortillas, they're great with some salsa and lettuce and browned lean ground beef, kind of a healthier burrito. Avoid simple sugars, white airfluffed American  type breads, etc
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Controlled diet and exercises.
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depends on what you are talking about.  Straighten, like a spine with scoliosis?  There are surgeries for that, and Pitts. actually has great IOM techs that will moniter your spine surgery so you aren't left paralysed. So I guess I need more info to better help you.