Rehabilitation in adult scoliosis: introduction
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Pain will be considered in other presentations of this same series, while treatment of respiratory dysfunctions are not different from those in other restrictive thoracic syndromes as ADIS is. Very typical of ADIS is progression and postural collapse. In reality, we treat patients in adolescence to reach an adult scoliosis below the recognised risk limits for progression, and this is also a main reason for surgery. If it progresses, ADIS can evolve up to 0.5-1° per year, and this can last in the long term in a completely flexed posture. Possible rehabilitation instruments to face progression and flexed posture involve:
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7 th International Conference on Conservative Management of Spinal Deformities
not submitted for publication O49 Rehabilitation in adult scoliosis: introduction
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