Initial Development and Validation of Physical Therapy-Patient Education Questionnaire (PT-PEQ).

Background: Patient education can increase patient engagement and positive outcomes with physical therapy treatment. This study aimed to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of a physical therapy patient education questionnaire.

Methods: Candidate items were developed and evaluated by an expert panel for content validity.

Association of scoliosis with lower extremity alignments, muscle strengths, and foot characteristics and their alterations in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Background: The association between changes occurring in the spine and lower body parts is not well understood in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).

Objectives: The first aim of the study was to investigate the association of scoliosis with lower extremity (LE) alignments, foot characteristics, and muscle strengths in adolescents. Secondly, comparisons of the data among AIS with single and double curves and control groups were determined.