Spinal deformities of the scoliotic type, affect approximately 2% of the population.1 When an individual has an s-shaped curve of greater than 20 degrees, treatment is usually indicated. For curves that are not (severe is defined as greater than 45 degrees; requiring surgery) various physical therapy treatment interventions are often tried. These include Electrical muscle stimulation, bracing, ...

BACKGROUND Core myopathies are a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of congenital myopathies with the common defined histopathological feature of focally reduced oxidative activity on muscle biopsy. It has a low incidence, however, recent articles show broad clinical spectrum, suggesting that the real incidence should be considerably larger than previously described. Due to the impo...

Experimental evidence has accumulated in recent years to suggest that scoliosis can be caused by asymmetrical spinal muscle weakness due to sensorineural loss, though this suggestion has not achieved universal acceptance. The evidence is supported by histopathological observations on cases of clinical idiopathic scoliosis. A study is presented in which cynomolgus monkeys had one, two or three d...

background:  adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (ais) may lead to physical and mental problems. it also can adversely affect patient satisfaction and the quality of life. in this study, we assessed the outcomes and satisfaction rate after surgical treatment of ais using scoliosis research society-30 questionnaire (srs-30).   methods:  we enrolled 135 patients with ais undergoing corrective surgery...

In this study iliopsoas muscle strength was measured by portable dynamometer and it was explored to what extent independent predictors (age, body weight, body height and body mass index) affect iliopsoas strength in healthy subjects and in subjects with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The study population was consisted of 183 girls (90 healthy girls and 93 girls with adolescent idiopathic scol...

“ It is indeed unfortunate that our knowledge of the causes of scoliosis has not gone much beyond the observational stage : we know little more about it than what clinical and x-ray examination reveal.” These words were written by Steindler in 1955. Although there has been considerable development of methods in the treatment of scoliosis, this condition can still be called the crux orthopaedica...

There are few conservative treatment options for adult patients with idiopathic scoliosis who are status post-fusion surgery. These typically include pharmacologic pain management, epidural injections, and generalized CAM treatments such as massage and chiropractic manipulation in the non-fused areas of the spine. The purpose of this study was to compare the post-treatment results in an adult p...

Scoliosis is a common spinal deformity that seriously affects patients’ physical and mental health. An accurate Lenke classification greatly significant for evaluating treating scoliosis. Currently, the clinical diagnosis mainly relies on manual measurement; however, using computer vision assists with an intelligent diagnosis. Due to complex rules of characteristics medical imaging, fully autom...

The scoliosis observed in chickens after pinealectomy resembles that seen in humans with an adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, suggesting that melatonin deficiency may be responsible. However, to date there have been no studies of pineal gland glucose metabolism in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis that might support this hypothesis. We examined the excretion of urinary 6-sulfatoxyl-m...