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KMID : 0363420130270010015
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Journal of Korean Oriental Pediatrics
2013 Volume.27 No. 1 p.15 ~ p.25
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Current Trends in Research on Conservative Treatment of Scoliosis
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Cho Sung-Woo
Lee Seung-Yeon
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Abstract
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Objectives: Scoliosis is that spine's arrangement was changed to be curved. Mostly scoliosis was found at childhood and recently rate of scoliosis is increasing. Causes of scoliosis were very various, but the patients are due to idiopathic reasons. Scoliosis was treated by conservative treatment or surgery treatment. If scoliosis is diagnosed early enough, it can be treated with conservative treatment.
Methods: We are searching PubMed by keywords and found 47 theses complied with requirements.
Results: Studies of conservative treatment of Scoliosis were active. Conservative treatments are considered before surgery treatment and there was a set guideline of conservative treatment. Also, there were several studies about effectiveness of conservative treatment and quality of life, mental stress. Studies about various kinds of conservative treatment were found as well. There were brief studies about introduction of new brace, effectiveness of several braces, and case studies.
Conclusions: Conservative treatment is very effective choice before surgery treatment at Scoliosis patient.
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KEYWORD
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Scoliosis, Conservative treatment, Trend
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