Volume 2 Supplement 1

4th International Conference on Conservative Management of Spinal Deformities

Meeting abstracts

Publication of these abstracts has been funded by the National Scoliosis Foundation (http://www.scoliosis.org) and the Asklepios Katharina Schroth, Spinal Deformities Rehabilitation Centre (http://www.skoliose.com)

4th International Conference on Conservative Management of Spinal Deformities.

Boston, MA, USA13-16 May 2007

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Content type: Oral presentation

Decrease of electromyographic activity of concave paraspinal muscles in scoliotic girls after specific soft tissue therapy

Authors: Marianna Białek, Wiesław Chwała, Tomasz Kotwicki and Andrzej M'hango

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S1

Published on: 12 October 2007
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Reliability of the Bad Sobernheim Stress Questionnaire (BSSQbrace)

Authors: Christine Botens-Helmus, Rolf Klein, Carola Stephan and Hans-Rudolf Weiss

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):P1

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Monitoring of changes in trunk rotation during scoliosis physiotherapy

Authors: Marianna Białek, Andrzej M'hango and Tomasz Kotwicki

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S2

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Reversal of curvature magnitude in response to physical methods: a 15-year followup in an adult female diagnosed with moderately severe scoliosis at age eleven years

Authors: William J Brooks, Elizabeth A Krupinski and Martha C Hawes

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):P2

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Physical efficiency of girls with conservatively treated idiopathic scoliosis

Authors: Jacek Durmala and Krystyna Dobosiewicz

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S3

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The effect of physical therapy on computerized dynamic posturography of an adolescent with idiopathic scoliosis: a case study

Authors: Karen A Correia and James Megna

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):P3

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Respiratory muscle strength in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis

Authors: Jacek Durmala and Waldemar Tomalak

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S4

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An artist's inquiry into scoliosis: an adult case report

Authors: Laura Ferguson

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):P4

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Stabilisation of progressive idiopathic scoliosis in the period of maturation in girls treated using Dobosiewicz's method (period of the observation >36 months)

Authors: Jacek Durmala, Krystyna Dobosiewicz and Jerzy Piotrowski

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S5

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Patient-specific exercise programs in the conservative management of the so-called idiopathic scoliosis

Authors: T Karski

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):P5

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End-growth final results of an effective conservative treatment: a retrospective case series

Authors: Stefano Negrini, Michele Romano, Alessandra Negrini and Silvana Parzini

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S6

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Yoga therapy for scoliosis: an adult case approach

Authors: Elise B Miller

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):P6

Published on: 12 October 2007
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Effect of specific exercises on the sagittal profile of scoliotic spines

Authors: M Rigo, G Quera-Salvá, M Villagrasa, M Ferrer and A Casas

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S7

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Yoga and somatic therapy for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: adult case report

Authors: Marcia Monroe

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):P7

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Does quality of exercises affect results in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treatment to avoid braces? SEAS.02 results at two years

Authors: Michele Romano, Stefano Negrini, Fabio Zaina, Alessandra Negrini and Silvana Parzini

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S8

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Exercised-based methods to treat adult scoliosis: adult case report

Authors: Marjorie T Nieh

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):P8

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The "Chêneau light" brace in patients with scoliosis – in-brace corrections

Authors: Hans-Rudolf Weiss, Mario Werkmann and Carola Stephan

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S9

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Retrospective review of a single case of surgically treated adolescent idiopathic scoliosis over a forty-year period

Authors: Joseph P O'Brien

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):P9

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Non invasive evaluation of SpineCor brace correction from surface topography

Authors: Nancy Shawfaty, Farida Cheriet, Christine Coillard, Souad Rhalmi, Hubert Labelle and Charles Hilaire Rivard

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):P10

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Brace related stress in different braces for scoliosis treatment

Authors: Hans-Rudolf Weiss, Mario Werkmann and Carola Stephan

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S10

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A series of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treated with a Rigo System Chêneau (RSC) brace. Primary correction in brace improved by technical evolution

Authors: Manuel Rigo

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S11

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Pilot study to validate a scoliosis-specific instrument that measures quality of life and treatment effect

Authors: Katie Sherman

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):P11

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Long term efficacy of the Boston brace for the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis

Authors: K Soultanis, G Mantelos, N Pyrovolou, M Athanasakopoulos, G Karaliotas, B Sakelariou and PN Soucacos

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S12

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Analysis and simulation of progressive adolescent scoliosis by biomechanical growth modulation

Authors: Ian AF Stokes

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):P12

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Proportion of correction and compliance to determine success in brace treatment

Authors: F Landauer and Th Hofstädter

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S13

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Katharina Schroth Method for treatment of post-polio scoliosis in an adult

Authors: Beatriz Torres

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):P13

Published on: 12 October 2007
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How much does the Dynamic Derotation Brace affect the surface deformity of children with idiopathic scoliosis?

Authors: Theodoros B Grivas, Elias Vasiliadis, Georgios Koufopoulos, Georgios Triantafyllopoulos and Vasilios Mouzakis

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S14

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Adolescent girls with idiopathic scoliosis >45 degrees, treated with TLSO brace, reveal less clinical deformity than non-treated girls having similar scoliosis angle

Authors: Edyta Kinel, Tomasz Kotwicki, Wanda Stryła and Andrzej Szulc

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S15

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Adolescent girls with idiopathic scoliosis <40 degrees, treated with TLSO brace, reveal less clinical deformity than non-treated girls having similar scoliosis angle

Authors: Edyta Kinel, Tomasz Kotwicki, Wanda Stryła and Andrzej Szulc

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S16

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Outcomes of brace treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Authors: Toru Maruyama, Makoto Miura, Gou Sasaki and Tomoaki Kitagawa

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S17

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Bracing patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: design of the first randomised controlled treatment trial

Authors: Eveline M Bunge and Harry J de Koning

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S18

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The conservative treatment of thoracolumbar and lumbar idiopathic scoliotic curves with the Progressive Action Short Brace (P.A.S.B.)

Authors: Angelo Gabriele Aulisa, Stefano Negrini, Marco Galli, Stefano Lupparelli and Aulisa Lorenzo

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S19

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Sforzesco brace (SPoRT Concept) versus Risser cast in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treatment: similar efficacy, with reduced spinal side effects for the brace

Authors: Stefano Negrini, Fabio Zaina, Francesco Negrini, Gianfranco Marchini and Angelo Aulisa

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S20

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Effectiveness of the Spinecor brace based on the new standardized criteria proposed by the Scoliosis Research Society for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Authors: Christine Coillard, Valerie Vachon, Alin Circo, Marie Beauséjour, Nancy Shawafaty and Charles H Rivard

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S21

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Positive outcome in obese patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treated with the SpineCor Brace

Authors: Valerie Vachon, Alin Circo, Christine Coillard and Charles H Rivard

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S22

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A retrospective study of twenty-three adults treated for scoliosis using the Spinecor Orthosis

Authors: Gary Deutchman, Marc Lamantia, Joseph Indelacato and Marianna Raykhman

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S23

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The efficacy of a new CAD/CAM Brace in the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis

Authors: Jeffrey Kessler and Gez Bowman

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S24

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Does bracing change the sport habits of patients? A controlled study

Authors: Michele Romano and Stefano Negrini

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S25

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The development of scoliosis following pinealectomy in two species of chicken with different growth rates

Authors: M Beuerlein, Keith Bagnall, X Wang, J Wilson, James Raso and M Moreau

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S26

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Demonstration of vertebral and disc mechanical torsion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging

Authors: Daniel Birchall, David Hughes and Brad Williamson

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S27

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Evaluation of the effect of vertebral and disc mechanical torsion on the correction achieved by posterior instrumentation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Authors: Daniel Birchall, David Hughes and Brad Williamson

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S28

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Wedged vertebrae normalization in congenital scoliosis due to application of external forces by brace

Authors: Jacques Chêneau, Theodoros B Grivas, Gudrun Engels and Herta Sanitätshaus Fritsch

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S29

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Is the rib hump (thoracic/surface deformity) always in agreement with the Cobb angle (spinal/radiological deformity)? A study in school-screening referrals, with aetiological implications

Authors: Theodoros B Grivas, Elias Vasiliadis, Olga Savvidou, Spiros Dangas, Georgios Triantafyllopoulos and Marinos Malakasis

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S30

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The biomechanics of conservative treatment of idiopathic scoliosis

Authors: Angelo Gabriele Aulisa, Stefano Negrini, Marco Galli, Federico Visci and Lorenzo Aulisa

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S31

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Values of thoracic kyphosis in adolescents from the city of Czestochowa (simple method of measurement during clinical examination) – pilot study

Authors: Jacek Durmala, Ewa Detko and Katarzyna Krawczyk

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S32

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The incidence of dorsal and pelvis asymmetries in school-age children with hip dysplasia in the neonatal-infancy period

Authors: Marek Kluszczyński

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S33

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Sitting forward bending position versus standing position for studying the back shape in scoliotic children

Authors: Tomasz Kotwicki, Joanna Chowańska, Edyta Kinel, Małgorzata Lorkowska, Wanda Stryła and Andrzej Szulc

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S34

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Comparison of three non-invasive devices to assess the sagittal spinal configuration in an heterogeneous population of scoliotic and non scoliotic subjects

Authors: Manuel Rigo and M Villagrasa

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S35

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Is there a relationship between the results of unterberger test and convexity of scoliosis major curve?

Authors: Michele Romano and Fabio Zaina

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S36

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A retrospective study of thirty-six cases of vestibular hypofunction in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis

Authors: Marc Lamantia, Gary Deutchman, Joe Indelacato and Marianna Raykhman

Citation: Scoliosis 2007 2(Suppl 1):S37

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