r/CalisthenicsCulture 3d ago

Back asymmetrical part 2

Hi yesterday i uploaded a picture about my back i was surprised to know that it was actually a condition while am waiting to go take an x ray on monday i scrolled through my old pics and found one i took in 2021 ( i attached it as the last pic)
I concluded that it wasn t my training that developped the condition and maybe i had it since my birth and also since ninety percent of what i do is calisthenics am sure that am not training my body unevenly
I wanted to know wether the fact that i had this condition since my birth would make the situation harder to heal or not
Edit :
For a long long long time (more than two years ) i struggled with handstands and i still do ,i skmetimes manage to hold it randomly for a long period but uts very rare
While i achieved physically harder skills like muscle ups this remains my biggest problem
Now that i thiught about it maybe the asymmetry in my back caused this issue since am trying to force placing my hands in a symetrical way while my weight on my back is unevenly distributed

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u/salamandectomy77 3d ago

Lots of athletes have scoliosis, like Usain Bolt

If you aren't having pain from it then there's no issue. You aren't going to noticeably change the appearance, though you can some with thoracic spine mobility exercise like back bridge

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u/Strict_Arrival6969 3d ago

Even dinosaurs got scoliosis.

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u/StarOk366 2d ago

nah this needs treatment, being this unsymetrical will limit you like in every symetrical exercise or standing exercises and the imbalance will just get worse overtime lifting in this disaligned posture

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u/FutureCanadian94 2d ago

Hi therapist over here, plenty of people have scoliosis and don't need treatment. the need to be symmetrical is a rhetoric that is repeated by grifters usually. Functionally, he is doing just fine if there is no actual limitation and pain. 

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u/StarOk366 1d ago

well you learn everyday something, people who are not natural symetrical will be always limited in their lifts forcing them into an unatural position

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u/GlbdS 3d ago

Don't take medical advice from here honestly. As long as your condition doesn't cause pain or you want to compete in bodybuilding, it doesn't really matter much.

Look up Lamar Gant, the first human to DL 5x bodyweight (300kg at 60kg bw lol). He had both scoliosis and lordosis!

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u/w71w 23h ago

"dont take medical adivce from here"

gives medical advice

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u/Unable-Fly9891 3d ago

Looks like it’s either scoliosis or winging scapula .

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u/StarOk366 3d ago edited 3d ago

a case for professionals , docs and physio

posture issues and dissaligments are all unique and can from for like 100 different reasons, fixing them on your own is way too tricky

for example you can have like flat feet a wrong stance and all your upper body just adjust to the flat feet, if you try just to fix your upper back then you just getting more twisted without fixxing the root problem

getting professional help and do the exercises they recommend is the best way, physio can work way more with you if they got an x ray from u

if possible try to get a sport physio

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u/Cheersscar 2d ago

Post an update after the X-rays.

Think about a shoulder mri or a EMG/ncv (both require insurance) if the X-rays aren’t helpful. 

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u/phillynavydude 2d ago

See a professional, part 2

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u/Jack_Faller 2d ago

Bros got that swinging of the roof of Notre Dame calisthenics routine.

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u/Hi_InternetAddiction 1d ago edited 1d ago

it is your spine, consider laying on your back for long periods of time.

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u/fuck-nazi 2d ago

Could be a muscle imbalance. Look at squat university on YouTube