Effectiveness of orthotic treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a scoping review protocol of systematic reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Spinal orthosis is a common conservative treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), and a large body of compelling evidence from systemic review studies strongly supports the use of spinal orthosis treatment in patients with this condition. To further improve our understanding of the available data, the aim of this study is to develop and propose a protocol for a scoping review of systematic reviews of studies that investigated the effectiveness of orthotic treatment in patients with AIS. Systematic synthesis and understanding of the data will improve the efficacy of spinal orthosis treatment in this patient population.

Method and analysis

Using the scoping review methodological framework proposed by Arksey and O'Malley in 2005, we developed and herewi

SUBMITTER: Siripanyakhemakul W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10632824 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature