This article is part of the supplement: 4th International Conference on Conservative Management of Spinal Deformities .

Poster presentation

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

Karen A Correia¹ and James Megna²

¹  Kare Therapeutics, 732 Smithtown Bypass, Suite 102A, Smithtown, NY 11787, USA

²  Southside Hospital, Bayshore, NY, USA

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from 4th International Conference on Conservative Management of Spinal Deformities
Boston, MA, USA. 13–16 May 2007

Scoliosis 2007, 2(Suppl 1):P3doi:10.1186/1748-7161-2-S1-P3

The electronic version of this abstract is the complete one and can be found online at: http://www.scoliosisjournal.com/content/2/S1/P3

Published:

12 October 2007

© 2007 Correia and Megna; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

Objective

The aim of the study was to assess the effect of physical therapy on the balance of an adolescent with AIS.

Study design

This research utilized a case study design with n = 1. Balance was measured objectively using an Equitest system (Lake Erie Medical, Hinckley, OH, USA).

Results

Following physical therapy, the subject demonstrated improvement in hip abductor function and balance. The post-intervention results also showed improved use of the hip strategy of balance.

Conclusion

The results of this case study suggest that physical therapy may be effective in improving balance in adolescents with AIS.

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