Conservative treatment in scoliosis - Especially, brace therapy.:especially, Brace Therapy

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Recently, patients with scoliosis seem to be diagnosed earlier due to progression in its screening method. Therefore, the importance of conservative treatment, especially brace therapy has increased gradually. We investigated 37 patients with scoliosis who were followed up for between six months and three years in some aspects. We divided them into three groups (A, B, C) accoding to Cobb's angle.A group: 10°-19°with flexibility-ExerciseB group: 20°-29°-Exercise and underarm braceC group: 30°--EDF casting and underarm braceThe results were as follows:1) Generally, both A and B groups tended to decrease the Cobb's angle, while C group tended to increase it.2) Approximately, half of both A and B groups were recognised as "improvement", while in C group only a few. On the contrary, about a half of C group were recognised as "exacerbation".3) In the curve type of thoracic scoliosis and in the period of so-called growth spurt, the scoliosis showed "exacerbation" in C group.
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