Study design Survey. Objectives Bracing is the mainstay of conservative treatment in
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS). The purpose of this study was to establish best practice …

Introduction Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis-Specific Exercise (PSSE) is a conservative
approach for management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Although there is Level I …

Background: Physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercise (PSSE) has proven to be an
important treatment for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. However, there is a lack of …

Sagittal alignment has become a hot topic in the world of orthopedics, particularly as it
pertains to adults with spine deformities and coexisting pain, activity limitations, and health-related …

… Ling, Elaine Ng, Kelly Grimes, Prachi Bakarania, Hagit Berdishevsky, John Tunney, Susan
… Care Practitioner 113 Prachi Bakarania, Hagit Berdishevsky, Kelly Grimes and John Tunney …

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is a spinal curvature that affects 3% of the population
and disproportionately affects females. It is treated with bracing and many researchers are …

Adult spinal deformity (ASD) describes a heterogeneous spectrum of spinal conditions that
present in adulthood. Adult spinal deformity is characterized by a structural change in any …

Objectives The purposes of the study were 1) to determine the intraclass correlation (ICC) for
both the inter-observer and intra-observer in the measurements of Cobb angles in AP view …

Methods: Sample: Braced patients, age 10-15, Risser< 3, Cobb angle 20-40, observed to
Cobb angle of≥ 40 and/or≥ Risser 4. Risser grades and Cobb measurements were …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility and efficacy of a United
States multi-site randomized control trial (RCT) of the Schroth-based therapy program in …