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How does scoliosis affect normal movement

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Answer:

the best way for you to understand might be to try

Step-by-step explanation:

take one shoe off leave the other on drop one of your shoulders and keep it there while raising the other and twist your body to the side slightly could show you how it feels for some every case is different so i cant answer for all but the one shoe would leave hips unleveled the twisting to the side makes walking straight a challenge and leaves the person unbalenced the pousture can cause pain most of the time they cant straighten or it would be painful to do so if you try walking like this you should notice discomfort and a different gap when walking

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You can imagine that when a person with scoliosis bends, the spine is not moving in the same manner as if the spine was straight. The curved spine must pivot on the subluxed levels and the structures on the opposite side must move more than normal to allow the desired spinal movement.

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