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Staying active during the day may help alleviate any back pain you have. It will also help you burn energy, which will make it easier to fall asleep at night. Aerobic exercise, stretching, and core-strengthening exercises are all great for people with scoliosis. Avoid contact sports, as well as competitive swimming, which can strain your back. People with scoliosis may produce lower levels of the hormone melatonin, which helps us sleep. Nighttime light, whether it's from a lamp, the television, or any other source, disrupts melatonin production for everyone, and this is especially bad for individuals who produce less of it to start with. Keep your room nice and dark to avoid disrupting your body's melatonin production. Children with scoliosis tend to have higher levels of growth hormone. When there are high levels of growth hormone in the body, melatonin levels will usually be low. If you have just been given a brace to wear for your scoliosis, you may feel like sleeping comfortably in it will be impossible. Luckily, most people get used to their braces quickly, so it probably won't bother you at all after a week or two. If you continue to have discomfort while sleeping after the first few weeks, talk to your doctor and see if any adjustments can be made to the brace. While some people do not experience any pain from scoliosis, others suffer from severe pain. If pain is keeping you awake at night, talk to your doctor about the best treatment options for you. There are a variety of ways to treat scoliosis pain, depending on the severity of your condition. For mild pain, you can take over-the-counter NSAIDs, such as ibuprofen. If your pain is more severe, your doctor may suggest that you take prescription pain medication. Your doctor may also recommend spinal injections to help relieve pain, although these will only provide you with temporary relief. Physical therapy or chiropractic treatment may help you achieve long-term pain relief. If nothing else works to control your pain, your doctor may recommend surgery. The most common types of surgery performed for scoliosis are decompression surgery, which is done to remove a disc or bone that is compressing a nerve, and spinal fusion surgery, which is done to fuse two or more of the vertebrae together, thus improving the shape of the spine.
Stay active. Keep it dark. Be patient while adjusting to your brace. Manage your pain.