Dysfunctional back, sacrum and pelvis

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#1

Hello everyone. I've had some trouble for some time now. And I thought that maybe someone here could help me.

I have a severe muscular imbalance in my erector spinae, the left side is much bigger and I often feel fatigued on that side after sitting for a long time. That muscle pulls my spine in the lover back resulting in a mild scoliosis. When standing and lying my hips are uneven and my sacrum even more uneven. I have no pain, but I have poor balance. Please have a look at the pictures that I have attached.

I've been to chiropractors and all the others for years and they just charge me a lot of money and no one has ever told me why I have my problems and how to solve them. I stretch tight muscles and I exercise my weaker right erector spinae.

I'm 21 years old now and growing more and more desperate to try and understand how to make this better. I am worried that this problem will result in a lot more agony as I grow older.

Has anyone seen or experienced similar things? what should I do? Just having someone manipulate my spine for 10 minuets a week clearly hasn't helped

I found these links in old threads on this forum:

//personal.inet.fi/koti/faro/Selkasivut/Others.html

tp://personal.inet.fi/koti/pallo/Selkasivut/repa/repa_eng.html

I'm not sure what to make of them. I've gotten my hopes up to many times just to end up having paid a lot of money and being back to square one.

//David
Sweden

#2

Dear Davidiot,

Please have a look at this. It is a brief summary on yogatherapy and scoliosis. I think that it will do you some good, provided that you are willing to put in the effort of practicing yogasana for 1 - 2 years. I’m not at all surprised that manipulation gave you few benefits. To correct imbalances you need to strengthen some muscles and stretch others. A yogatherapist can help you to identify these muscles and devise a personal yoga program for you that will do this.

I don’t know if there are any yogatherapists in Sweden. There certainly are none who offer structural yoga therapy. If you want to meet Mukunda Stiles, you can make an appointment with him in Amsterdam in July.

Best wishes.

#3

[QUOTE=Willem;29509]Dear Davidiot,

Please have a look at. It is a brief summary on yogatherapy and scoliosis. I think that it will do you some good, provided that you are willing to put in the effort of practicing yogasana for 1 - 2 years. I’m not at all surprised that manipulation gave you few benefits. To correct imbalances you need to strengthen some muscles and stretch others. A yogatherapist can help you to identify these muscles and devise a personal yoga program for you that will do this.

I don’t know if there are any yogatherapists in Sweden. There certainly are none who offer structural yoga therapy. If you want to meet Mukunda Stiles, you can make an appointment with him in Amsterdam in July.

Best wishes.[/QUOTE]

Hello thank you for writing.

I am willing to put a lot of effort in correcting this, is he only in Amsterdam for a limited period? I am already stretching and training.

#4

You can find the schedule here.

#5

The most important thing to do is to build a daily practice tailored round your specific needs. Any therapy you take, be it osteopathy, massage etc., can only compliment your training. One or two therapys per week aren’t going to solve the issue by itself, as you already know.
I would recommend trying yoga, pilates and tai chi chuan.
Look for an ‘Iyengar yoga therapy’ class. Avoid the faster forms of yoga at this stage, ie Bikram, astanga.
A gentle, relaxing hatha yoga class could also be of great benefit.
Try various teachers, make each one aware of your problem and see how he/she can help you.
Remember, when performing an asana (a physical pose in yoga) there should be no pain or excessive discomfort in the body, especially when recovering from injury. Avoid the tendency to over exert and cause more pain.
The good news is that you are young and willing to work towards recovery. It might take a while, but your issue will be healed.

#6

[QUOTE=Terence;29704]The most important thing to do is to build a daily practice tailored round your specific needs. Any therapy you take, be it osteopathy, massage etc., can only compliment your training. One or two therapys per week aren’t going to solve the issue by itself, as you already know.
I would recommend trying yoga, pilates and tai chi chuan.
Look for an ‘Iyengar yoga therapy’ class. Avoid the faster forms of yoga at this stage, ie Bikram, astanga.
A gentle, relaxing hatha yoga class could also be of great benefit.
Try various teachers, make each one aware of your problem and see how he/she can help you.
Remember, when performing an asana (a physical pose in yoga) there should be no pain or excessive discomfort in the body, especially when recovering from injury. Avoid the tendency to over exert and cause more pain.
The good news is that you are young and willing to work towards recovery. It might take a while, but your issue will be healed.[/QUOTE]

Thank you both for your replies. I have gotten in touch with Mukunda through email and I really am determined to make this thing better.