The effect of a 1-year-long intensive Schroth therapy in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis over 45 Cobb degrees who refused surgery in an outpatient clinic in Hungary, a case series

Methods In this case series we included 7 female patients with AIS at the age of 13 with primary thoracic curve, wearing TLSO brace 23 hours/day, Risser: 2-3. The mean Cobb angle at the start of treatment was 47.3° ±2.4°, while the mean ATR with Scoliometer was 14.3° ±3.4°. Patients received Schroth intervention for 12 months in an outpatient clinic. Schroth therapy was individual and personalized, 45 minutes weekly for each patient, combined with minimum 60 minutes of daily home Schroth exercises 5 times per week. Outcomes were recorded at baseline, 6 and 12 months. Patients are currently in treatment.