Bracing has no effect on standing balance in females with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Sadeghi, Heydar ^a,b   Allard, Paul ^b,c   Barbier, Franck ^d   Chavet, Pascale ^e   Gatto, Laura ^b,c   Rivard, Charels Hivard ^b   Hinse, Sebastine ^b,c   Simoneau, Martine ^f  

^a KHARAZMI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d LAMIH   (France)

^e Laboratoire d'Aérodynamique et de Biomécanique du Mouvement   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Body brace; Spectral analysis; Standing balance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRACE; FOLLOW UP; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; PROPRIOCEPTION; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE MALFORMATION; STANDING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BRACES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; PRESSURE; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 46649083050     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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