Hi Jessica! I have very localized scoliosis in my lumbar spine that's around ~21 degrees, but never surgically treated because I was diagnosed too late (around the time I stopped growing).
I had a PT tell me not to do back squats and deadlifts, but I got a completely different opinion from a chiropractor and ART specialist I now visit. The left side of my body is slightly heavier and "longer" than my right, so there are some imbalances that affect my training, but nothing that outright prevents me from lifting. In fact, I think all the full body compound exercises in NROL4W are helping with those imbalances. Like for back squats, I noticed that I tend to rise faster on my left side, which tilts the bar over to my right. To prevent that, I have to consciously activate more of my right leg muscles. It definitely makes progress slower since I can't go up in weight until both sides are reasonably balanced, but it's still progress!
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