Two techniques for reducing the curvature
Scoliosis Swing
Scoliosis Rope
As there are no special means for scoliosis patients sold in usual stores, sometimes patients use things such as a horizontal bar in order to hang and thus improve their posture.
After a while these patients find out, that this does not work. That is due to the fact, that by hanging from a horizontal bar they elongate their arms instead of elongating their spine.
Furthermore you cannot hang from a horizontal bar for a longer space of time, that is unless you are really strong, and you definitely cannot relax while hanging from it. So on the whole one can see that a horizontal bar is far from being effective.
In fact there are special means for scoliosis patients, e.g. the Scoliosis Swing and the Scoliosis Rope. The basic idea is to have gravity work for you instead of using your arm muscles.
Scoliosis Swing and the Scoliosis Rope will help you elongate your spine and improve your posture
What you do is you hang from your hips using a special swing or rope. After getting used to this you will actually be able to relax while exercising.
This has two very important advantages.
The first one is, that that way you can hang for a longer space of time which will increase the effect on your spine. Furthermore you can concentrate on your posture, thus enhancing your awareness of your body which will then help you maintain a better posture in your daily life.
Additionaly Misato teaches certain breathing and strengthening techniques which can make the effect even greater. Nevertheless the Scoliosis Swing and the Scoliosis Rope will help you elongate your spine and improve your posture even without having learned those special techniques.
In addition to these long term effects on your spine, the Scoliosis Swing and Rope are also appropriate to relieve you from acute pain, be it a headache or a pain in your lower back.
Misato uses the Swing and the Rope in her private lessons and classes and students report that hanging makes them feel better almost instantaneously.
Furthermore using the Swing or the Rope will affect your daily life in a positive way.
Patients report that the pain coming from scolioses or the fact that nerves are pinched irritates them, e.g. when trying to concentrate. Exercising can release the tension and thus help you concentrate.
Suffering from scoliosis herself, Misato says that she wishes she had known about those exercises during her highschool time, because she would have been able to study so much better.
The Scoliosis Swing and the Rope are easy to use
The basic pose being rather simple.
Therefore even people who have difficulties doing yoga will not have problems using the Swing and the Rope.
Actually there are some other more effictive poses with the Rope Misato shows to her students, yet you can exercise using only the basic pose almost as well.
Anyway the best time to exercise is before the meals and before you go to bed.
The Scolioses Rope is rather for home use, because it has to be installed permanently. The Scolioses Swing on the other hand is not installed permanently, so you can take it with you when travelling, e.g. you can just hang it up on a door.
If you are interested in the Scoliosis Swing or the Scolioses Rope you can contact Misato by e-mail.
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