Severe scoliosis and want to work as massage therapist

[stung4ever]

Hi EgoMagician, et al.
I have advice on vacuuming. It's under Off the Table Topics (unless it's moved by a mod.) I was unsure where to place it.

 

[Atheist.]

Just thought I'd chime in with my two cents:

I have seen people with scoliosis, completely cleared of it,
via medical massage using Active Isolated Stretching techniques along with doing ongoing work to strengthen the weaker muscles of the body. You would have to see a qualified practitioner to have them fully evaluate your particular curvature to see what they have to say, but it's certainly worth a try. There is also another modality known as Active Release Therapy you could look into as well, though I've not had any exposure to it personally. If you are interested in finding out more about the AIS techniques, go to http://www.stretchingusa.com. This modality was started by Aaron Mattes, who is absolutely a gift to the planet IMHO...His methods are amazing, and have been used on people from professional & olympic level athletes to people recovering from strokes & accidents. The sports & rehab center he has is located in Florida, but his classes are available in a number of other places, and the website can direct you to trained practitioners in various states.

I hope this is of some help to you with your physical issues. Good luck with your career choices as well, and don't give up on your dreams. You never know what is possible unless you try !

 

[diamondsandsapphire]

Great thoughts.

On a personal level I had a guy come to me 17 years ago with a severe curve. I was studying structrual bodywork and rolfing at the time and said I would see if I could help. I had him see a chiro buddy of mine for x-rays and documentation before I started. I saw him regularly for a year and had x-rays taken again. Not only had the curve been arrested it had reversed itself dramatically. His orthopaedic had told us this was not possible but teh x-rays made him change his mind.

My client was feeling so much better. He said it was life changing. He still comes to see me every week, Friday at 2 p.m. But the kicker is that his mother, who was a nurse at the time went to massage school after that. She explained why when she came to see me for a session one day. She said, "After I saw what body work did for Mark I knew I had to learn how to do it."

I thought that was pretty cool.

 

[Jetta]

Bodywork is an incredible gift, to us as practitioners & to our clients. There is nothing more satisfying to me, as a practitioner, than to see a client who comes in with significant pain or stress, etc. walk back out that door with
a relaxed peaceful & painfree body, mind & spirit. Its like
"instant" gratification at its best !

One more thing to add to my previous recommendations is that if you are dealing with physical issues such as scoliosis or any form of on going muscle tension, keep on stretching & moving in whatever method works best for you. That may be yoga, strength training or Tai Chi, etc. or perhaps a combination of techniques. Just take it slow & work with an instructor, especially if you have physical problems, so you get the help you need for your body.

 

[bookseller]

Thank you very much Riversinger for the information on Active Isolated Stretching - that was mind blowing to hear that someone's curve was rectified. I thought that this was it for me for life.

You have changed my life telling me that, I'm going to check it out immediately. Thank you so much.

God bless,

Lynette.