Paola Bassanese, director of Energya Ltd www.energya.co.uk, is preparing a study on how massage therapy can help scoliosis sufferers. The main research assumption is that massage can significantly reduce discomfort and back pain in people with a pronounced curvature in their spine. If you are interested in participating in this study and can commit for [...]
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Living with scoliosis
I was diagnosed with scoliosis as a teenager. So, statistically speaking, I was ticking all the boxes as a scoliosis sufferer because: scoliosis affects mostly young girls (80% of the cases) scoliosis develops mostly during puberty. My spine had a 45 degree curvature and when I was told I had to undergo surgery I panicked [...]
Scoliosis: treatment and management
A personal message from Paola Bassanese, director of Energya Ltd. As a scoliosis sufferer myself, I know how disheartening it can be to be told that your child/you have scoliosis. Scoliosis is a severe curvature of the spine that can have grave consequences if untreated. I was operated in Italy as a teenager and my [...]
