continued to not work for me! I was so desperate for help when I found Dr.

I felt both my doctors didn’t understand what I was feeling when I tried to explain and they both were frustrated with me when I tried to explain my persisting pain symptoms and what exercises, etc. I continued to go to physical therapy and the chiropractor over several months and felt worse and worse each week - I could barely walk at this point with worsened hip alignment and was regularly crying because of how much pain I was in. I finally went and got x-rays at another chiropractor and learned I had scoliosis. I initially felt I was making some progress but that something was still off in my body that wasn’t being addressed. At age 28, I decided to try physical therapy. I always thought it was from bad posture and consistently worked out and did yoga to “fix” the misalignment I was feeling and help with pain, and tried multiple chiropractors, but my symptoms persisted. “I have been dealing with chronic pain over nearly the last ten years due to undiagnosed scoliosis. Meg is already making a huge difference in my life and I am very grateful to be on this health journey with her as my guru! :)” Meg to anyone who feels limited by their scoliosis, who struggles to be heard by other medical and fitness professionals, who is frustrated with not living the active life they want to, who is tired of pain from daily tasks that must be done. I am no longer frustrated! I feel capable, have a toolbox of exercises that help me feel better, and hope that with work I can reach my goals. Meg tailor's your exercises specially to address your scoliosis, provides education on how your scoliosis affects you, gives advice, answers questions that come up, and helps with many of the mental aspects of scoliosis. I constantly was getting injured, not making much progress, dealt with a lot of pain, and felt incapable and frustrated with my inability to do certain exercises, movements, and activities. I have tried many types of doctors, PTs, personal fitness trainers, exercise programs, you name it and I was never satisfied. Meg is extremely knowledgeable, has experience with scoliosis herself, and truly cares for her clients. Meg at Mindful Movement is fabulous! Finally, someone who takes my scoliosis issues seriously in all of the myriad ways scoliosis affects my life. She’s given me the tools and confidence to do this now.”

At the same time, she’s no-nonsense and honest about the fact that managing my scoliosis effectively as I age will require putting in the time – it’s up to me. Meg is a good listener, compassionate, and funny. Her library of Scolio Basics classes are important supplements and are doable, even with a busy schedule. Meg’s one-on-one video sessions with me were essential so she could watch my movements, problem-solve, and tailor ongoing exercises for my three curves. Her academic and training background is extensive, and the fact that she has scoliosis herself allows her to resonate in a meaningful way with what her clients are experiencing both physically and psychologically. I was surprised at how relieved it felt to be working with someone in whom I had confidence, who wasn’t guessing, but truly understood the complexity of my spine and could explain my issues (for example, the pinching on one side, clothes not fitting correctly, and my funny swagger -a “hip glide” it turns out, and there’s something I can do about it!). She is the only person I’ve ever worked with who was able to see and understand my curves and explain them to me in a way that made sense. I began looking for scolio resources online, had a couple false starts with other “experts”, and finally found Dr. I had probably been accommodating in one way or another for a long time and I had to do something about it now or be prepared for a quickly diminishing quality of life as I aged. But by age 70 I could see that scoliosis was affecting almost all my activities. “I didn’t know much about my scoliosis for most of my life, but my curvy spine seemed to serve me fairly well through decades of running, cycling, skiing and yoga (albeit with periodic intervention from hip doctors, physical therapists, chiropractors).

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