27 results match your criteria: "Asklepios Katharina Schroth Spinal Deformities Rehabilitation Centre[Affiliation]"

Unlabelled: Patients with Prader-Willi syndrome often suffer from scoliosis of major degrees. Due to current literature surgical intervention seems the gold standard of treatment although the rate of complications in this condition are reported to be significantly higher than in patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Purpose of this study was to reveal the effects of conservative treatment in this rare patient population.

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Unlabelled: In view of the very limited data about conservative treatment of patients with congenital scoliosis (CS) available, early surgery is suggested already in mild cases with formation failures in the first three years of life. It is common sense that patients with failures of segmentation will not benefit from conservative treatment at all and the same applies to failures of formation with curves of >50 degrees in infancy.

Materials And Methods: Two patients with rib synostosis denied surgery before entering the pubertal growth spurt.

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Unlabelled: Claims have been made that surface topography is an objective tool, however there are significant postural influences (relatively large technical error due to postural sway) those measurements are prone to. Purpose of this study was to help estimate these influences by measuring patients with scoliosis in three standardized postural positions.

Material And Methods: We studied the surface-topography measurement in 100 in-patients with idiopathic scoliosis divided into different age-groups.

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Unlabelled: Surface topography evaluations are prone to technical errors due to postural sway of the patients measured. The technical error of lateral deviation (rms) and surface rotation (rms) may vary between 15 and 20%, while the kyphosis angle (IP-ITL) has a technical error of only 5% (2,5 degrees), which is comparable to the x-ray measurement. Purpose of this study was to investigate the hypothesis that video rasterstereography can be used for prognostication of a kyphosis patient.

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In the recent peer reviewed literature the SpineCor is described as an effective method of treatment for patients with scoliosis. However until recently no prospective controlled end-result study is presented comparing the results obtained with this soft brace to natural history. The objective was to determine whether the results obtained by the use of the SpineCor are better than natural history during pubertal growth spurt.

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Background: Spinal fusion surgery is currently recommended when curve magnitude exceeds 40-45 degrees. Early attempts at spinal fusion surgery which were aimed to leave the patients with a mild residual deformity, failed to meet such expectations. These aims have since been revised to the more modest goals of preventing progression, restoring 'acceptability' of the clinical deformity and reducing curvature.

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Traditionally, the treatment options for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), the most common form of scoliosis, are exercises; in-patient rehabilitation; braces and surgery. The outcomes of treatments are usually compared with the natural history or observation (non-intervention). The aim of this paper was to provide a synopsis of all treatment options in the light of evidence based practice (EBP).

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In-brace correction and compliance are the main predictors of a successful outcome of brace treatment in the management of patients with Idiopathic scoliosis. The latest CAD/CAM or module based bracing concepts, related to a proper classification have lead to a better in-brace correction and have made the braces easier to wear for the patient. Nevertheless, the latest developments on the market do not allow successful treatment in every case.

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Different methods of physiotherapy are applied in scoliosis management and different opinions exist about the efficacy of conservative scoliosis treatment. Because this divergence of opinions corresponds to a great variety of standards applied, it is not surprising that also the results of conservative treatment greatly differ. Scoliosis normally does not have such dramatic effects that immediate surgery would be indicated.

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This guideline has been discussed by the SOSORT guideline committee prior to the SOSORT consensus meeting in Milan, January 2005 and published in its first version on the SOSORT homepage: http://www.sosort.org/meetings.

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Background: Today, acupuncture therapy is commonly used for pain control throughout the world, although the putative mechanisms are still unclear. A Pub Med search for the key words "Acupuncture" and "Scoliosis" reveals 3 papers only, not containing any results of studies designed for the treatment of scoliosis with the help of acupuncture. Because of this lack of trials especially designed for the treatment of scoliosis this pilot study has been performed.

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Background: The BSSQbrace questionnaire has been shown to be reliable with good internal consistency and reproducibility estimating the stress scoliosis patients have whilst wearing their brace. Eight questions are provided focussing on this topic. A max.

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Purpose: The role of genetic factors in the development of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) has been well documented; however, reports of the specific mode of genetic inheritance are inconclusive. These facts, combined with the phenotypic variability of this disorder, suggest that the genetic expression of idiopathic scoliosis may be dependent on multiple factors and genetic interactions. However, it seems questionable whether there is evidence for a genetic aetiology for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, when in monozygotic twins there is no 100% concordance of the symptoms and prognosis.

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Background: Different bracing concepts are used today for the treatment of scoliosis. The plaster cast method worldwide seems to be the most practiced technique at the moment. CAD (Computer Aided Design) systems are on the market which allow brace adjustments without plaster.

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Background: A new instrument to assess stress scoliosis patients have whilst wearing their brace has been developed. Aim of this study was to test the reliability of this new instrument.

Methods: Eight questions are provided focussing on this topic only, including two questions to test the credibility.

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Unlabelled: A new ADL (Activities of Daily Living) approach in scoliosis rehabilitation has been designed. The ADL approach uses Side-Shift, physiologic(R), 3D-ADL exercises and Schroth exercises according to current standard. It was compared to an exercise based scoliosis rehabilitation that mainly uses Schroth exercises and as an add-on the training of ADL.

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Unlabelled: Although spinal claudication may arise from spondylolisthesis, little information exists about successful conservative treatment of this condition. However there are studies describing pain reduction due to physiotherapy and bracing. Significant improvement of walking distance and pain intensity in an adolescent with scoliosis, spondylolisthesis and spinal claudication while wearing a delordosing spondylogic brace is presented here.

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Unlabelled: Although spinal claudication may arise from narrowing of the spinal canal, not all patients with narrowing develop symptoms. The reason why some patients develop symptomatic stenosis and others do not is still unknown. Therefore, the term lumbar spinal stenosis refers to a clinical syndrome of lower extremity pain caused by mechanical compression on the neural elements or their blood supply.

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Unlabelled: For adult scoliosis patients with chronic pain bracing is indicated before spinal surgery is considered. The treatment with the "sagittal realignment brace" (physio-logic brace) has clearly improved chronic low back pain in a short test period. Thus we started a prospective study to estimate also medium term effects.

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Unlabelled: A new questionnaire (The Bad Sobernheim Stress Questionnaire BSSQ) has been developed to assess the psychological stress scoliosis patients develop as a consequence of their deformity. The aim of this study was to determine this stress level in a sample of adolescents with scoliosis.

Materials And Methods: 206 Patients were recruited to the study and completed a questionnaire (8 items).

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Unlabelled: The "Chêneau light" brace, developed according to the Chêneau principles, promises a lesser impairment of quality of life in the brace. However material reduction should not result in reduced effectiveness. Therefore the primary correction effect in the "Chêneau light" brace has been evaluated and compared with that of other traditional braces.

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Objectives: Physiotherapy programmes so far mainly address the lateral deformity of scoliosis, a few aim at the correction of rotation and only very few address the sagittal profile. Meanwhile, there is evidence that correction forces applied in the sagittal plane are also able to correct the scoliotic deformity in the coronal and frontal planes. So it should be possible to improve excellence in scoliosis rehabilitation by the implementation of exercises to correct the sagittal deformity in scoliosis patients.

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Background: Chêneau-Brace treatment of a certain standard reduces the rate of surgery, prevents progression and in a certain patient population leads to marked improvement of Cobb angle and cosmetic appearance. During the last two years a patient refusing surgery with a double major curvature of initially 60 degrees showed a clear cosmetic improvement and a clear radiological progression at the same time. The findings of this patient have been reviewed in order to find out how cosmetic appearance and Cobb angle can develop differently.

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