Is my back pain caused by scoliosis?

[neuromuscular]

neuromuscular - many thanks for your replies. When you say 'ASIS landmarks on your pelvic bones' , can you tell me exactly where these are? Sorry for my ignorance!!

This may well be the problem, because one of my physios did say that my pelvis was 'twisted' - the left side backwards and the right side tilting forwards. She had tried to manipulate my pelvis and gave me exercises to try to get it to 'hold' in place but this didn't work, so I was discharged yet again.

I must say my feeling is that the pain is coming from the pelvis rather than the spine (even though both doctors I've seen seem to think it is caused by a bulging disc!)

Anyway, I have now had an MRI scan and am waiting for the results to come back - maybe (hopefully!) I will have a better idea of what is going on once I get the results.

Thanks for your continued interest and advice.

Dear Caz

You will have to go to an anatomy chart to see where these are. It is too difficult for me to describe these. There are skeletal and muscular charts which have these shown.

When you can landmark these hold a finger on each, stand in front of a mirror and take a widening stance from closed to 30 cm, 60 cm, 90 cm and wider. Each position must be a complete stop.

Note if one moves inferior to the other.

Then take this information to a practitioner of your choice.
his should proide valuable inforfmation onyour condition.

Usually the right moves inferior to the left, but you could be the one in one thousand that does fit the norm or the one in 11 that had both move equally.

Best regards,

Neuromuscular