Effect of bracing and other conservative interventions in the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents: A systematic review of clinical trials

Physical Therapy

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1329-1339

  Lenssinck, Marie Louise B ^a   Frijlirik, Astrid C ^b   Berger, Marjolein Y ^a   Bierma Zeinstra, Sita M A ^a   Verkerk, Karin ^b   Verhagen, Arianne P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Institute for Communication   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Back pain; Bracing; Evidence based practice; Exercise movement techniques; Idiopathic scoliosis; Immobilization; Pediatrics; Rehabilitation; Scoliosis; Spinal curvatures; Systematic review; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BACKACHE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BRACE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; IMMOBILIZATION; MEDLINE; PEDIATRICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SPINE DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28544438155     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/85.12.1329     Document Type: Review

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