The main goal of the management of adolescent scoliosis is to prevent progression of scoliotic, curve, and to prevent or manage the secondary complication resulting from mechanical effect of scoliotic posture such as pain, functional disability,
psychologic problem, cardiopulmonary problem, weakness or paralysis and cosmetic problem, Subjects were 76 male and female adolescent scoliosis inpatients received comprehensive rehabilitation program which consist of scoliosis correction
exercise,
a
self-scoliosis correction device using biofeedback mechanism, postural education, heat therapy, breathing exercise and threepoint pressure thoracolumbosacral brace for the indicated patients. The effect of the comprehensive rehabilitation therapy
for
the scoliosis correction were evaluated by calculating the scoliosis correction angle from the initial and followup whole spino AP and lateral views. Overall 92% of patients showed significant improvement of scoliosis(p<0.001). Male to female
ratio
were 1:26 and 85.6% of the scoliosis were idiopathic by etiology, The more severe the initial scoliosis, the more vertebral rotation and the lesser the scoliosis correctabiiity(p<0.0001). Greatest improvement is noted in the patients with 11
degrees to
20 degrees of initial angle. Further observation is needed for the subject group until bone maturation and ceasation of scoliosis progression.
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