Scoliosis: nonsurgical correction techniques from the standpoint og the evidence based medicine

Abstract

This article reviews physiotherapy scoliosis-speci埀 c exercises of main scoliosis schools and their approaches including 埀 xation methods. Diʢ erences between the schools are related to physiotherapy scoliosis-speci埀 c exercises (PSSE) applied by each school. This article does not aim at determining a scoliosis school and a treatment approach which are superior to the others. It aims at understanding and learning diferent methods of the conservative treatment worldwide so that specialists in diferent areas of expertise could include the best elements of each school in their own practice and, thus, try to improve the conservation treatment of scoliosis patients.