Torque Sports: Torque sports involve spinal twisting. It’s a tricky situation, because a gentle spinal rotation that stops within your pain threshold, like a yoga seated spinal stretch, can actually be a good way to relieve back pain. But sports like gymnastics & martial arts that require fast, high-powered spinal rotation can easily force you beyond your comfort zone & end up causing you more pain in the long run. It won’t make your scoliosis worse, but there’s very seldom an opportunity to stop when it hurts or favor a particular side — the rotation is usually part of the mechanics of the stunt, and failing to rotate properly can cause an unsafe landing that definitely could damage your spine.