Michele Romano

TL;DR: The 2016 SOSORT guidelines were developed based on the current evidence on CTIS and include a total of 68 recommendations divided into following topics: bracing, PSSE to prevent scoliosis progression during growth, other conservative treatments, respiratory function and exercises and assessment.

TL;DR: These Guidelines have been a big effort of SOSORT to paint the actual situation of CTIS, starting from the evidence, and filling all the gray areas using a scientific method, and it is possible to understand the lack of research in general on CTIS.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the efficacy of bracing for adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis versus no treatment or other treatments, on quality of life, disability, pulmonary disorders, progression of the curve, and psychological and cosmetic issues.

TL;DR: Evaluating the efficacy of bracing for adolescents with AIS versus no treatment or other treatments, on quality of life, disability, pulmonary disorders, progression of the curve, and psychological and cosmetic issues found low quality evidence of rigid bracing compared with observation.

TL;DR: There is a lack of high quality evidence to recommend the use of SSE for AIS, and one very low quality study suggested that these exercises may be more effective than electrostimulation, traction and postural training to avoid scoliosis progression.