Have you been diagnosed with Scoliosis? Do you fear your diagnosis? Believe that you can’t move a certain way due to your Scoliosis? DocJen & Dr.Dom are here to tell you that your image does not necessarily determine your pain or describe your function. As DocJen describes her journey with her diagnosis story, she shares her experience with attributing her pains and limitations to her scoliosis and how her diagnosis wasn’t necessarily the source of her pain. DocJen & Dr. Dom speak into imaging and degrees of Scoliosis and how movement can change your symptoms and allow you to truly feel something different. They describe the types of scoliosis, the effects of surgery, and explain the naturally-existing asymmetries within our bodies. Finally, they provide their top tips for addressing your Scoliosis, leaving you with a heartful takeaway that you won’t want to miss!

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What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl:

2:57 - What is Scoliosis and what does it mean?

5:32 - Don’t let your doctor’s diagnosis define you

7:30 - Imaging, degrees, and what they determine?

9:10 - The power of movement with scoliosis

11:25 - Types of scoliosis

13:00 - Effects of surgery: personal and clinical

15:52 - Inside to our asymmetrical anatomy

18:15 - How to address symptoms of pain that may not be due to Scoliosis

20:52 - How the Optimal Body - Mobility & Strength that may be beneficial for Scoliosis

22:11 - Scoliosis Take-away

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For research and full show notes, visit the full website at: https://jen.health/podcast/144

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