Review of rehabilitation and orthopedic conservative approach to sagittal plane diseases during growth: Hyperkyphosis, junctional kyphosis, and Scheuermann disease

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 595-603

  Zaina, F ^a   Atanasio, S ^a   Ferraro, C ^b   Fusco, C ^a   Negrini, A ^a   Romano, M ^a   Negrini, S ^a  

^a ISICO ITALIAN SCIENTIFIC SPINE INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Kyphosis; Scheuermann disease; Spine, therapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MALE; ORTHOTICS; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MALE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77249113936     PISSN: 19739087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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