Open AccessORTHOTICS IN THE COMPLEX TREATMENT OF IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS
Author(s) -
Aleksey Skoblin
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
hirurgiâ pozvonočnika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.138
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2313-1497
pISSN - 1810-8997
DOI - 10.14531/ss2005.4.25-31
Subject(s) - orthotics , idiopathic scoliosis , scoliosis , medicine , conservative treatment , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery
The literature review is devoted to the important problem – orthotics in children and adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). The main types of braces used in complex treatment of these patients are described. The indications for orthotic treatment and its results were analyzed. The orthotics potentialities in conservative correction of spinal deformities were shown.