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perfectcato:
Greetins 2my follow scoliosis warriors. I started noticin dat i hav scoliosis since i 24yrs & am 31yrs dis year but i hav not gone 4 xray or even a hospital 2 confirm it. Meanwhile i was able to identify the kind of scoliosis i hav with the aid of google. My one side of the back is bigger than the other which is called a 'RIB HUMP'. I don't even try removin my shirt in front of people apart 4rm my family members. There was a time i started thinkin is a curse from the village people that don't want me 2 progess in life just like a normal nigerian mans mentality until i started readin & searchin about scoliosis & knowin that we hav different kind of brace dependin on the one you are fit in. I was thinkin b4 that i am the only different person 4rm a lot people i hav seen. I have a girl friend which i hav dated 4 more than a year now without she noticin it but the scoliosis in not server & it comes out only when i try bendin down to pick somethin 4rm the floor. I have been taken a lot of pain relief drug 2 stop d

Have you been able to treat your scoliosis?

sisisioge:
Baby, take a few minutes to read what everyone has written here then hit google for more info. It's really not as much of a big deal as the world make it...outside the pains of course! You will be fine.

Can we talk base on scoliosis treatment?

Ojugunrege:
Thanks to everyone who has commented on this thread. Your comments have been very helpful.
My back aches as i type this - it has been like that since about October last year. I saw a doctor in Dec. and also 2 days ago. I was diagnosed with Scoliosis - after an X-ray. I was given painkillers and muscle relaxant which helps when i take them. I have been digging the internet looking for information on this condition - which explains how i got on this thread.

I am scheduled to see an Orthopedic Surgeon in March and i kind of know what to expect now. I will ask for the degree of curvature and how best to manage the back ache - exercises, etc. At 37, braces seems to be out

I first heard the word Scoliosis when i was in Part 1 - Part 1 X-ray. The radiographer just said that i have back scoliosis and that was it. The doctor never talked about it. Also, i noticed in that Part 1 that some clothes do not fit me - because my back is not balanced - one side is higher than the other - a small hunch on my right side. I spent my 7 years in Ife avoiding certain clothing because it felt like everyone could see it. But interestingly, no one seemed to notice. In fact, i have started to wear sleeveless since 2015. Apart from the small hunch and my worry that cloth don't fit well, I didn't have any physical discomfort until last year.

Looking back now, i wish i told my mum when the radiographer in Ife mentioned that i have scoliosis and i also observed the hunch - maybe braces wound have helped since i was below 21 then.

My worry now is will the curvature get worse as i get older? Will i stay on pain killers/muscle relaxant for the rest of my life?
Where can i get the Schroth therapy in Nigeria? Salsera? Scoligirl? Anyone home?

Hi, have you been able to treat your scoliosis?