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In the fall of 2011 I discovered that I had scoliosis due to pain on the left side of my lower back. My spine curves to the left in a "C" shape. The April 2012 issue of the Mayo Clinic Health Letter had an article about adult degenerative scoliosis. I went for physical therapy at Gottlieb Hospital in Melrose Park, IL and exercised at their fitness center for a few years with no improvement. In March 2021 I fell and broke my left wrist. After the casts were removed, I went for hand therapy and physical therapy at Gottlieb. Now I exercise with a fitness class at church once a week and at home, but still have pain on my left side and lean to the right when I walk. Can you recommend specific exercises to alleviate the pain?

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Hi @zabran, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I invite you to connect with other members talking about scoliosis in the Spine Health group here:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/spine-health/
I encourage you to start a new discussion in the group asking members for their ideas of exercises to alleviate pain.