My Daughter’s Scoliosis Journey

Radley West
4 min readJan 5, 2021

I remember the day I noticed the problem. My daughter had just gotten out of the lake after swimming and had her swimsuit on. As she walked away from me to go to her room and change, I saw a noticeable difference in the way one shoulder was higher than the other. Being a fitness professional, I knew about spinal issues and called my husband in to look.

I had dreams of my child being the perfectly healthy human, as most parents do. I struggled because she had already had issues early in her life. I also fought against this struggle because even with her health history, we…

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Radley West

I am a fitness professional who believes that your inner health affects every part of your life. My mission is to help others become their best selves.