Brace treatment for patients with scoliosis: State of the art

Weiss H., KURU ÇOLAK T., Lay M., Borysov M.

SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY, vol.77, no.2, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 77 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.4102/sajp.v77i2.1573
  • Journal Name: SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Keywords: scoliosis, brace application, outcomes, rate of success, cosmesis, ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS, CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT, BENDING BRACE, EFFICACY, CURVE, ORTHOSIS, CRITERIA, SUCCESS, GIRLS
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Physiotherapy, brace applications or surgery are the treatment options utilised to manage patients with scoliosis. Many different brace applications are used, and the success rates of orthoses vary.