Lordosis?

[lordinvince]

Hi everyone,

I'm new here and I'm hoping someone might be able to advise me...

I've been told by a massage therapist that my back is more curved inwards then it should be just in the small of my back, and this seems to constantly pull the muscles in the middle of my back so my shoulders are always hunched because it hurts to sit up straight. The pain has been getting more and more severe and now I'm struggling to manage the train journey to work, and I wake up in pain everyday.

Has anyone experienced this or does anyone know any good treatments? How severe does the curve have to be for it to be considered lordosis?

 

[anita biggin]

hi welcome to the fourm the only thing i know about lorosis you can get a vest to help keep the top of you back stright i came across it on spinalunverse .com you might want to cheak out
bingfar

 

[Hello There]

(Tried to send an email, but your address is incomplete)

My husband has lordosis, and over the years has tried all sorts of things - even the vest which lasted about a week - too uncomfortable and hot. He sees an osteopath once a month, who keeps him in good shape - during the appointment he has massage therapy before and after the manipulation, which really helps with the pain. If he does something daft (recently, this happened when he was moving quickly to answer the phone in the kitchen!!) which induces painful spasm, he visits his acupuncturist as soon as possible - this seems to have an immediate affect on the pain. It works for him, but may not work for everyone.
He tries to keep fit, and does alot of stretching exercises. When we lived in the USA, he worked with an Alexander Technique therapist who did wonders for him.

 

[fafDizquesque]

hi leniwhite,
I would reccomend seeing a therapist experienced in postural assessment, they would identify any muscular imbalance which may be causing pelvic tilting , incidently From experience I tend to find hunched or rounded shoulders have a flattening effect on the lumbar curvature.
best regards
Gaz