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I have mild scoliosis as well as degenerative disc disease in my lumbar. Which also gives me stenosis. However I did do physical therapy and a help to stabilize things. It's never going to go away but at least it's somewhat stabilized. I have found that doing a lot of strength training exercises helps to stabilize my back and so that's twofold helps with the osteoporosis and helps with my back pain. I just started taking HRT and hope that it would help to stabilize the osteoporosis as well as the strength training. I don't think it does anything for the scoliosis though.
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Thanks so much for mentioning that you've started taking HRT. I regret so much not taking HRT when I had the chance. I'm now way over the recommended age and have been treated with Reclast infusions annually for osteoporosis/osteopenia. Are you still within the recommended age range for HRT? Have you or are you currently being treated with anti-osteoporosis meds? Thanks again!
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Agree with you. I’ve had scoliosis since my early teens and not much has changed in the 50+ years since then. I consider it mild although my right side is 1.5 inches higher than the left which is a major pain when hems are involved. Also have osteoporosis and have been on meds since the early 2000s. I’m convinced that the scoliosis affects the DEXA scans but am repeated told the computer takes that into account. I don’t believe anything helps with scoliosis.