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Can Scoliosis Cause Tightness In The Back Muscles?

I am 57 years old and have been diagnosed with scoliosis, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis as well as osteoarthritis. I have a muscle in my mid back on my right side that is always very tight that causes pain to radiate around to my side. I am on muscle relaxers, pain killers and gabapentin. I have had 2 epidural injections one into L3 - L4 and one into L5-S1. I still am having a lot of pain. could the scoliosis be causing all the tightness in the muscles to the right side. See the spine doc again in1 week.
posted on Thu, 14 Aug 2014
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Hi, Sir you guessed it very well, scoliosis is an imbalance of vertebral column, and this can cause imbalance in the muscles around it and thus relaxing some and over straining others. you will need strengthening of both muscles, those that are relaxed and those that are tense, if your spine surgeon is not planning any surgery for scoliosis, then probably consult a good neuro physiotherapist and see the effect, guarded and guided exercises is the key.
Hope that helps, Have faith in nature and try healing yourself.
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Can Scoliosis Cause Tightness In The Back Muscles?

Hi, Sir you guessed it very well, scoliosis is an imbalance of vertebral column, and this can cause imbalance in the muscles around it and thus relaxing some and over straining others. you will need strengthening of both muscles, those that are relaxed and those that are tense, if your spine surgeon is not planning any surgery for scoliosis, then probably consult a good neuro physiotherapist and see the effect, guarded and guided exercises is the key. Hope that helps, Have faith in nature and try healing yourself.