BACKGROUND Various conservative therapies are available for treating adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), however, the disparities between them and the evidence of their efficacy and effectiveness is still unclear. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of different conservative treatments on AIS. METHODS A literature-based narrative review of the English language medical literature. ...

Low-levelfinite state (locked-unl&e~ control is compared with open-loop stimulation of the knee extensor muscles in functional eleGtriia1 stimulation (FES) induced paraplegic standing. i%e parameters were: duration of standing, relative torque loss in knee extensor mus&s, knee angle stability, average stimulus output and average arm effort during standing. To investigate thz impact of external ...

Background For adult scoliosis patients with chronic low back pain, bracing is initially indicated before spinal surgery is considered. Until recently, the effect bracing treatment has on middle to long-term pain reduction has not been reported. Promising results have been documented in the short-term for the application of a sagittal re-alignment brace in patients with spinal deformities and s...

Background Adolescence is considered a critical phase, and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) can have a considerably negative impact on a patient's quality of life (Payne, Ogilvie, Resnick, Kane, Transfeldt, Blum, 1997). AIS can also produce psychosocial problems through potentially detrimental effects on body image, and bracing can exacerbate this problem. There are currently two questionn...

The utilization of passive energy dissipation systems has been created a revolution in the structural engineering industry due to their advantages. Fluid Viscous Damper (FVD) is one of these control systems. It has been used in many different industries, such as the army, aerospace, bridge, and building structures. One of the essential questions about this system is how it can combine with the ...

BACKGROUND The effectiveness of bracing patients with IS has not yet been convincingly established due to a lack of RCTs. Some authors suggest that their results confirm that bracing is effective; others conclude that the effectiveness of bracing is doubtful or recommend a RCT. The aim of this study was to establish whether bracing patients with idiopathic scoliosis (IS) in an early stage will ...

BACKGROUND Reported failure rates,(defined based on percentage of cases progressing to surgery) of corrective bracing for idiopathic scoliosis are highly variable. This may be due to the quality of the brace itself, but also of the patient care during treatment. The latter is sometimes neglected, even though it is considered a main determinant of good results among conservative experts of SOSOR...

BACKGROUND Orthopedic bracing is used in conservative treatment of spinal curvatures. Apart from rigid braces, SpineCor dynamic braces with a flexible design have recently become available. The idea behind dynamic bracing is that derotational and correcting forces are transmitted via a system of corrective bands. The essence of this technique is maintenance of spine mobility while effecting a p...