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10/16/2026

Your scoliosis isn’t something you need to be afraid of. It’s something you can learn to understand.

Your curve is unique to you—and understanding your curve pattern, rotation, asymmetries, and movement strategy can give you valuable information about how your body moves and what it needs.

That knowledge can help you:

→ Understand why certain movements feel different
→ Recognize how your curve influences your posture and movement
→ Learn strategies to move with more awareness and control
→ Support your spine and manage symptoms
→ Know what options are available to you

And here’s something I really want people with scoliosis to hear:

Please don’t stop moving.

Your spine is not fragile.
Your body is not broken.
And movement is not something you need to fear.

I teach people how to move in a way that supports their individual scoliosis—using curve-specific strategies, breathing, strength, elongation, and body awareness.

Because the goal isn’t simply to live with your curve.

The goal is to understand your body well enough to know what you can do with it.

There are options.
There are strategies.
There is movement.

Movement is medicine—and knowledge gives you more choices.

I want to teach as many people with scoliosis as I can that they don’t have to be afraid of their spine. They can learn it. Understand it. And move with it. ❤️

For the past year, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside students from DeSales University on a research project ex...
10/09/2026

For the past year, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside students from DeSales University on a research project exploring yoga as a treatment option for individuals living with scoliosis. 💚

As a physical therapist who has spent years working with people with scoliosis, this project is especially close to my heart. I’ve seen firsthand that scoliosis is about so much more than a curve on an X-ray. It’s about how we move, breathe, feel in our bodies, and navigate the everyday activities that we sometimes take for granted.

And yoga? It’s about so much more than touching your toes, twisting yourself into a pretzel, or looking graceful in matching leggings. 😉 When thoughtfully adapted to the individual and informed by scoliosis-specific principles, yoga may offer opportunities to improve body awareness, postural control, breathing, strength, and confidence in movement.

That’s what makes this project so exciting! We’re exploring the possibilities, asking questions, looking at the evidence, and contributing to a conversation that deserves more attention. Because people with scoliosis deserve more than a “just watch it and see what happens” approach. They deserve education, options, and support.

I’m incredibly grateful to the DeSales DPT students who have brought their curiosity, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn to this project. Research takes patience, collaboration, and a lot of questions (sometimes more questions than answers!), but that’s how we move our understanding forward.

My hope is that this work helps contribute to a growing body of evidence supporting thoughtful, individualized movement approaches for people with scoliosis—and encourages more people to see their spine not as something to fear, but as something they can learn to understand, support, and work with.

Because the goal isn’t to force every spine into a perfectly straight line. It’s to help people move with more awareness, confidence, and freedom in the bodies they have. 💚 DeSales DPT The Restoration Space LLC

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10/02/2026

Your scoliosis isn’t something you need to be afraid of. It’s something you can learn to understand.

Your curve is unique to you—and understanding your curve pattern, rotation, asymmetries, and movement strategy can give you valuable information about how your body moves and what it needs.

That knowledge can help you:

→ Understand why certain movements feel different
→ Recognize how your curve influences your posture and movement
→ Learn strategies to move with more awareness and control
→ Support your spine and manage symptoms
→ Know what options are available to you

And here’s something I really want people with scoliosis to hear:

Please don’t stop moving.

Your spine is not fragile.
Your body is not broken.
And movement is not something you need to fear.

I teach people how to move in a way that supports their individual scoliosis—using curve-specific strategies, breathing, strength, elongation, and body awareness.

Because the goal isn’t simply to live with your curve.

The goal is to understand your body well enough to know what you can do with it.

There are options.
There are strategies.
There is movement.

Movement is medicine—and knowledge gives you more choices.

I want to teach as many people with scoliosis as I can that they don’t have to be afraid of their spine. They can learn it. Understand it. And move with it. ❤️

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09/29/2026

Your scoliosis spine isn’t weak. It may need a different strategy.

One of the biggest misconceptions I hear about scoliosis is:

“I just need to strengthen my back.”

Strength can absolutely be part of scoliosis care—but scoliosis is not simply a problem of a weak spine.

Your spine is strong enough to support you all day long.

The bigger question is:

How is your spine being organized in space?

With scoliosis, we’re working with a three-dimensional change in the shape and position of the spine and trunk. That means simply adding more strength or doing more repetitions isn’t always the answer.

Sometimes the body needs space before it needs more force.

That can mean learning to:
→ create axial elongation
→ expand areas of the trunk that have become compressed
→ improve three-dimensional breathing
→ reduce unnecessary collapse into a curve
→ build awareness and control of a more balanced position
→ then develop strength within that improved alignment

Think lengthen, expand, organize, then strengthen.

And this is important: you do not need to “straighten” your spine to have a strong, capable, functional body.

Scoliosis care should be about giving you more options—more awareness, more control, more movement, and more confidence in your body.

Your spine isn’t something that needs to be “fixed.”

It needs to be understood.

And once you understand what your body is doing, you can start teaching it a different strategy.

That’s where scoliosis-specific exercise can make a difference.

09/24/2026

5 Key Components of Scoliosis-Specific Physical Therapy

Scoliosis-specific treatment isn’t about simply “straightening” the spine or stretching whatever feels tight.

It’s about learning how to work with your individual curve using a combination of positioning, breathing, movement, and muscle activation.

Here are 5 important pieces of the process:

1. Pelvic Alignment
The pelvis influences everything above it. We work to find a more balanced pelvic position so the spine has a better foundation from which to move.

2. Spinal Elongation
Think less “stretch” and more create space. Elongation helps you actively lengthen through the spine while learning how to maintain that position during movement.

3. Shoulder & Trunk Organization
Your shoulders and trunk don’t exist separately from your curve. We work on positioning and stabilization to help create better overall balance and control.

4. 3D Breathing & Rib Expansion
Breathing becomes part of the treatment. Using curve-specific breathing strategies, we work to direct expansion toward areas that may be restricted while improving rib cage mobility and body awareness.

5. Muscle Activation
Once we find a more optimal position, we need to teach your muscles how to support it. Specific activation helps turn your corrected position into something you can actually use in everyday movement.

And here’s the important part…

These components don’t work in isolation.

They are combined and modified based on your curve pattern, rotation, posture, mobility, breathing mechanics, and movement habits.

Because scoliosis isn’t one-size-fits-all.

Your treatment shouldn’t be either.

Want to understand what YOUR curve needs?
Send me a message and let’s start the conversation.

09/18/2026

Your scoliosis didn’t develop overnight.
So your body isn’t going to completely reorganize itself overnight either.

One of the biggest misconceptions I see with scoliosis-specific physical therapy is expecting dramatic changes after a few weeks.

You may not immediately see your shoulders level out.
Your waist or arm spaces may not look more symmetrical.
Your pelvis may still feel uneven.
Your posture may not look dramatically different in the mirror.

That doesn’t mean the work isn’t working.

Scoliosis-specific exercise is active treatment. You’re not just stretching a “tight side” or strengthening a “weak side.”

You’re learning how to:
• create spinal elongation
• reposition the pelvis and trunk
• expand into areas of restriction or concavity
• use your breath to influence your 3D alignment
• activate muscles in a more balanced strategy
• recognize and correct your own asymmetries

And that takes repetition.

For many people, that might mean 20–25 minutes of intentional practice most days—not because you need to spend hours exercising, but because your nervous system needs repetition to make a new movement strategy feel natural.

The hardest part?

Doing the work before you can see the payoff.

Those 20 minutes add up.

Over time, you may begin to notice changes not only in how you look, but in how you stand, breathe, move, and experience your body.

And yes—adults with scoliosis can make meaningful changes. Your bones aren’t going to magically straighten, but the way your body organizes around your curves, the mobility of your tissues, your muscular control, your breathing, and your overall movement strategy can absolutely be influenced.

Scoliosis-specific PT isn’t a quick fix.

It’s a process of learning your body, giving it better options, and practicing those options consistently.

Just because change takes time doesn’t mean change isn’t happening.

Need help figuring out where to start?
Let’s talk about your curve and what your body is actually doing.

09/13/2026

Convex versus concave side of the curve… do you know the sides of your curve? Do you know which one we are trying to change?

09/10/2026

This might look like a simple standing exercise… but there’s a lot more going on here. 👀

When I work with someone with scoliosis, I’m not simply looking for them to “stand up straight.”

I’m looking at how their spine is positioned, where they are able to create length, how the rib cage is moving, and how they can use their breath within that position.

This is part of the way I use PSSE (physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercise) in my practice.

The ladder and dowel give us tools to help create awareness, elongation, and a more individualized correction.

And then we add the breath.

Because with scoliosis, breathing can become part of the movement strategy—not just something we do while holding an exercise.

And here’s the important part:
The exact setup isn’t the same for everyone.

Your curve pattern matters.
Your rotation matters.
Your mobility matters.
Your ability to feel and control the correction matters.

That’s why I don’t believe in giving everyone with scoliosis the same “scoliosis exercise.”

The goal isn’t to force your spine straight.
It’s to teach your body how to find more length, space, awareness and control within YOUR curve.

And honestly, this is one of my favorite parts of working with scoliosis. ❤️

Want to work with me? DM me so we can set up a free 30minutes block of time to chat!

09/04/2026

If you have scoliosis, you may have been told to “sit up straight.

But what if the goal isn’t to sit perfectly straight?

When I work with someone with scoliosis, I often start with awareness and elongation.

Using an elastic band can provide gentle resistance and help you feel what it’s like to create more length through your spine.

I like to cue:

✨ Pelvis grounded and symmetrical
✨ Spine growing tall
✨ Ribs expanding with your breathe
✨ Breath directed into areas that feel restricted
✨ No forcing or overcorrecting

The goal isn’t to make your spine perfectly straight.

It’s to help you better understand your alignment, create space, and improve your ability to move within your own curve.

And honestly, this is one of my favorite parts of scoliosis-specific exercise: learning that alignment doesn’t have to mean rigidity.

It can feel supported, active, and even freeing.

Save this to come back to later, and let me know in the comments: Do you find it difficult to feel “long” through your spine when sitting?

09/02/2026

Yoga for scoliosis isn’t simply about stretching the spine. It’s about learning how to move WITH your individual spinal pattern.

This is one of the ways I incorporate my scoliosis-specific PSSE training into yoga-based movement.

At first glance, this may look like a simple supported squat/reach. But for someone with scoliosis, I’m thinking about much more than the shape of the pose.

I’m looking at:

✨ Spinal elongation — creating length through the spine rather than simply collapsing into the movement.

🌬️ Expansive breathing — using the breath intentionally to encourage expansion into areas of the trunk that may have less mobility or space.

💪 Muscle activation — helping the body develop active postural support rather than relying on passive positioning.

🧠 Body awareness — teaching the person to recognize where their spine and rib cage are in space and how they can actively influence their alignment.

And perhaps most importantly, the pose is not the treatment—the way the pose is performed is.

With scoliosis, I don’t want to simply tell someone to “stretch farther” or “bend deeper.”

I want to teach them how to create length, space, breath, alignment and active control within their own unique spinal pattern.

That’s where my physical therapy training and scoliosis-specific PSSE training change the way I teach yoga.

Yoga becomes a tool for awareness and active movement—not just a series of poses.

And that distinction matters. 🤍 If you have scoliosis and aren’t sure where to start, reach out.

I’d love to have a FREE 1:1 conversation with you about your scoliosis and how I may be able to help.

DM me: SCOLIOSIS 🤍

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