Physical efficiency of girls with conservatively treated idiopathic scoliosis

doi:10.1186/1748-7161-2-S1-S3

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

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Physical efficiency of girls with conservatively treated idiopathic scoliosis

Jacek Durmala¹ and Krystyna Dobosiewicz²

¹Department of Rehabilitation, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

²GWSH, Katowice, Poland

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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):S3doi:10.1186/1748-7161-2-S1-S3


Published:	12 October 2007

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The aim of the study was to estimate the influence of conservative treatment on physical efficiency in girls with idiopathic scoliosis (IS). Physical efficiency was estimated by maximal minute oxygen uptake, ventilatory anaerobic threshold (VAT), and maximal workload.