Effectiveness of Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis-Specific Exercises on 3-Dimensional Spinal Deformities in Patients With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Objective: To investigate the effects of physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercises (PSSE) on coronal, horizontal, and sagittal deformities of the spine in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) as well as how curve severity, intervention duration, and intervention type could modify these effects.

Data Sources: Data sources included PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Scopus databases, which were searched from their inception to September 5, 2023.

Study Selection: Clinical controlled trials reporting the effects of PSSE on the Cobb angle, angle of trunk rotation (ATR), thoracic kyphosis (TK), or lumbar lordosis in patients with AIS aged 10-18 years.