Carly (Seattle, Wa - Usa) on 03/14/2012:
Humped, hunched over upper backs tend to be inherited in my family. I also have slight scoliosis of my upper spine which doesn't help matters much.
Below are the things that I have found to be of help for it, and for the spine in general.
Things to research using:
- 1) Inversion table
- 2) Foam roller
- Both are great for stretching out the spine.
- 3) Orthotic inserts for your shoes.
- RE: Back brace. I asked my Dr. if a back brace might be of help when they found the scoliosis, but he said at *my* age it would not. sigh. Braces are for the younger crowd. ;)
- Supplements to Research:
- 1) Magnesium Citrate 400 mg day
- 2) Boron 3 to 6 mg a day
- 3) D3 - 5,000 iu minimum a day
- 4) Zinc - 15mg day
- 5) Calcium - not daily, perhaps every other day at 600 mg. This is only if you do not eat vegetables or dairy. If you eat a lot of either, no calcium supplement. See Teds thoughts on Calcium on Earth Clinic. Supplements are usually NOT needed.
- 6) Vitamin C - 1,000mg x 4 a day or to bowel tolerance (as with Magnesium, you WILL know if you have had too much! Start with less, work up to more).
I am 51 now, and my hump doesn't seem to have progressed in the past decade, it is holding at a slight outward curve.
When I see elderly women very hunched over, it just looks so painful. Julia Child had a pronounced back hump also. Running off subject here, so will close by saying....
Good Luck! Carly
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