Scoliosis short-term rehabilitation (SSTR) according to 'Best Practice' standards-are the results repeatable?

ABSTRACT:

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Claims have been made in a pilot study that a new form of short-term rehabilitation according to 'Best Practice' standards would change signs and symptoms of patients with scoliosis in the short-term. Aim of this study is to repeat the study published 2010 with a larger sample of patients using the same protocol. Both authors have undergone training in this special approach to scoliosis rehabilitation in 2010.

Materials and methods

34 patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS), 32 girls and 2 boys, average age 13.7 years and an average Cobb angle of 28.7 degrees (21-43 degrees) underwent Scoliosis Short-Term Rehabilitation (SSTR) of seven days. Two days with an intensity of 3 × 90 min sessions/day, and five days with an intensity of 2 × 60 min sessions/da

SUBMITTER: Borysov M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3292465 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature