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2019 Dec


Int J Spine Surg


13


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Surgeon Attitudes Toward Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis-Specific Exercises in Adult Patients With Spinal Deformities.

Authors

Steinmetz L, Segreto F, Varlotta C, Grimes K, Bakarania P, Berdishevsky H, Lanre-Amos T, Fischer CR
Int J Spine Surg. 2019 Dec; 13(6):568-574.
PMID: 31970053.

Abstract

Physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercise (PSSE) has proven to be an important treatment for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. However, there is a lack of understanding of the role of PSSE in older adults with spinal deformity.