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Arch Hellen Med, 43(2), March-April 2026, 182-190 REVIEW Physiotherapy interventions in patients with scoliosis with emphasis on therapeutic exercise programs V. Vatsithianou,1 A. Skagkos,1 A. Triantafyllou,2 G. Papagiannis,2 M. Kyriakidou,2 P. Gkrilias2 |
The spine is the main supporting structure of the human body; however, it often presents deformities. Scoliosis is one of the spinal deformities that can appear up to adolescence and is characterized by the presence of lateral curvature and rotation of the trunk. It is categorized into three types: congenital, neuromuscular, and idiopathic, with the latter being the most common. Treatments for scoliosis can either be surgical or conservative, depending on each case. A promising conservative treatment method is specific physiotherapy exercise, which aims to improve primary and secondary symptoms. The protocols of these interventions were used either alone or in combination with bracing, providing a positive impact on the associated problems and the clinical picture of scoliosis. In conclusion, specific physiotherapeutic exercises for scoliosis are considered a very promising type of non-surgical treatment for reducing the scoliotic curve.
Key words: Physiotherapeutic specific scoliosis exercises, Physiotherapy, Scoliosis, Therapeutic exercise.
