SCOLIOSIS

[Betsy]

I was just browsing throught the training journal threads and i see that A LOT of you other gals have scoliosis!!


SOO DOOO IIII!!!!!!!!!!! I have been to a specialist and he said its not horrible and that i just have to deal with it!

I thought I was like the ONLY one-- who has uneven shoulders when posing, and my muscle development is slightly different from the left and right sides of my body.. (my right side seems bigger-- shoulders and lats)

So what is this Hippo thing??

[buffbabeGA]

im with u.. i cant go to a show alone.. i neeed someone in the audience to be there to tell me to correct my balance... one shoulder always drops

[Betsy]

im with u.. i cant go to a show alone.. i neeed someone in the audience to be there to tell me to correct my balance... one shoulder always drops

Me too and then I mentally try to overcompensate for it and i push my shoulder too high! LoL i cant win! :shrug:

[IslandGirl]

I was told when I had my first baby and getting my epidural that I had mild scoliosis. I didn't think much about it till NOW. You girls are talking about how one shoulder sits higher than the other? Dang! I thought my right shoulder hung lower because I use to ALWAYS hang my purse on that shoulder. LOL! But come to find out....it's because of the scoliosis! I gotta tell Cam! Sheesh...I never knew that!

It's frustrating! Everytime we pose, my right shoulder hangs and Cam tells me "shoulder". It seems like I have to really exaggerate my right shoulder to make it even with the left.

[Suzanne]

I also do the one shoulder higher when posing and no one ahs suggested scoliosis hmmm

i always though from carrying backpack on one shoulder for years
chiro thought it looked like one prob was right pec way tighter and pulling it

[Betsy]

I was told when I had my first baby and getting my epidural that I had mild scoliosis. I didn't think much about it till NOW. You girls are talking about how one shoulder sits higher than the other? Dang! I thought my right shoulder hung lower because I use to ALWAYS hang my purse on that shoulder. LOL! But come to find out....it's because of the scoliosis! I gotta tell Cam! Sheesh...I never knew that!

It's frustrating! Everytime we pose, my right shoulder hangs and Cam tells me "shoulder". It seems like I have to really exaggerate my right shoulder to make it even with the left.

Shell yells the same thing to me when i am not posing in a mirrior.. bc in the mirror i adjust it myself! LOL

I feel as if my muscle development is diff also-- just a little bit.. HOW ANNOYING !!:banghead:

[Betsy]

VANESS-- where are you?!??! :o

I want to hear about this Hippo thing! LoL

[Dane22]

I was just browsing throught the training journal threads and i see that A LOT of you other gals have scoliosis!!


SOO DOOO IIII!!!!!!!!!!! I have been to a specialist and he said its not horrible and that i just have to deal with it!

I thought I was like the ONLY one-- who has uneven shoulders when posing, and my muscle development is slightly different from the left and right sides of my body.. (my right side seems bigger-- shoulders and lats)

So what is this Hippo thing??

Yess I'mma leaning lopsided tower!!!!!!!!!!!!!:banghead: Left lower half is more developed and right upper half is more developed, Hmmm how do we even everything out???

[SBT]

carrying a purse or backpack will also cause an imbalance :o

i not only have uneven shoulders but mine also round forward which makes posing a b$#&h

[Badgergrl]

I have it too!

I was diagnosed w/ it in like 6th grade, and I've always had problems with my neck and shoulders mostly.

Recently, my left side has become rediculously painful! It's weird because it doesn't really bother me while I"m training, but it's horrible when I have to sit at a desk for an extended period of time....like now :rolleyes:

I found an awsome chiropractor and went to him for the first time last week. He pinpointed the problem to my ribcage and core, so we're working on making that more stable.....a lot of which is controlled by breathing. I'm also switching the side I carry my bag/purse on, and let me tell you, it's like trying to write with the other hand!

He did tell me that most of the population does have scoliosis in some shape or form. Hardly anyone has a perfectly straight spine.

[fitmomma3]

I have it and my posing is all kinds of crooked if I don't practice! Plus one arm/shoulder is developed differently. Mine actually originates from my hips I have one leg thats shorter than the other :o ... I use to wear lifts in my shoes but the last few years have not... I actually was asking Dave P about leg development and he suggested custom made inserts for your shoes says it can help tremendously... I need to look into those.

[IslandGirl]

I'm also switching the side I carry my bag/purse on, and let me tell you, it's like trying to write with the other hand!




No Kidding!

[fitlei]

Wow, I have it too!! I first found out in highschool when I was doing my annual physical for sports...weird. I never thought anything about but since I started training I've always had ailments with my back. My upper right lat area is CONSTANTLY tight. I can't stand it. It drives me nuts cuz I'm always digging my back into the corner of my chair or table or anything with a point to relax it lol My bf is also constantly telling me about my shoulders because when I pose..one is ALWAYS higher than the other LOL Nice to see I have company here lol

[buffbabeGA]

yup trace it will effect ur posing.. its horrible and really made me self conscious

[SBT]

yup trace it will effect ur posing.. its horrible and really made me self conscious

Yup it sure does... actually I get so embarrassed and frustrated with myself I hate even posing sometimes :rolleyes: Work in progress though, and will be constantly practicing this year!

[dvsness]

VANESS-- where are you?!??! :o

I want to hear about this Hippo thing! LoL

Yo.

I was diagnosed with congenital scoliosis as a child and slept with a brace. I spent lots of time with chiropractors, and I still remember being a little girl and having my curve measured with a protractor while touching my toes. We remember the oddest things.

Anyway, that's my little trick to remember to compensate while posing - just pretending I have a hippo on my shoulder. :D

[buffbabeGA]

if i pretended i had a hippo on my shoulder i would be worse off.... im just going to have to accept im uneven lol

[Dane22]

Yo.

I was diagnosed with congenital scoliosis as a child and slept with a brace. I spent lots of time with chiropractors, and I still remember being a little girl and having my curve measured with a protractor while touching my toes. We remember the oddest things.

Anyway, that's my little trick to remember to compensate while posing - just pretending I have a hippo on my shoulder. :D

I tried the hippo thing, i helps, you put it on your higer shoulder right?

Do you remember the degree of curve you started with, and did the brace help? Did the Doc ever threaten you with herrington's rods?

[Shelly]

wow i cant believe how many girls have this! Bets thought she was alone! its comforting to hear thatanstruggle with this... i always have to correct her posing.. and i didnt know so many shared her pain.

[Betsy]

Yo.

I was diagnosed with congenital scoliosis as a child and slept with a brace. I spent lots of time with chiropractors, and I still remember being a little girl and having my curve measured with a protractor while touching my toes. We remember the oddest things.

Anyway, that's my little trick to remember to compensate while posing - just pretending I have a hippo on my shoulder. :D

Im sorry to hear-- I remember having to touch my toes and they feel your spine....LoL

OK ill remember to think HIPPO!!! ;)

[Betsy]

Yess I'mma leaning lopsided tower!!!!!!!!!!!!!:banghead: Left lower half is more developed and right upper half is more developed, Hmmm how do we even everything out???

My RIght upper half.. lat.. shoulder, bi is more developed.. I think if I am not isolating ea side i use this side more and therefore it has become stronger and Bigger.. SO damn annoying.. i try and focus on my left side EVRYTIME i train! :banghead:

[johnstoa]

OMG... I so strugge with this. Especially in my posing. I am so paranoid by it that it messes with my head and I seem to overcompensate. The other times I struggle with my front pose because if I flair too much to get a better lat spread, one implant jumps up so frickin high I look ridiculous!

[Betsy]

OMG... I so strugge with this. Especially in my posing. I am so paranoid by it that it messes with my head and I seem to overcompensate. The other times I struggle with my front pose because if I flair too much to get a better lat spread, one implant jumps up so frickin high I look ridiculous!

UGHHH me too my front pose STINKSSSSSSSSSSSS it is all off and uneven.. GRRRR just gotta practice i guess :mad:

[johnstoa]

Well you know what they say.....practice makes perfect!! LOL

[KP DIVA]

Wow...interesting..I've never been dx w/ scoliosis but I was once told by a chiropractor that one of my legs were slightly longer than the other. I to have one side that sits higher than the other and I really notice it more from the front pose than from the rear. My right shoulder and right knee appear slightly higher.

[shena]

I've got scoliosis too. I remember wearing a horrid plastic body brace in middle school. I was so grateful when it became soft and misshappen due to the El Paso heat. It's quite common in the population and I noticed a lot of girls had imbalances while looking at pics from Jr U's. I'm still trying to find ways to work with it onstage. I always look funny from the front, especially in my waist area.

[johnstoa]

I wonder if scoliosis is more prominent in women than men. I don't think I have ever noticed it is pics of men bb's.