Compensatory mechanisms in the musculoskeletal system in children and adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis

Presenter:
Agnieszka Stępień, PT, PhD
Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education
Warsaw, Poland

A spine is a part of the body with complex mechanics. Scoliosis is a three-dimensio...

- a verticality disease
- the bipedal foot
- extension of the knee
- Gluteous maximus
- compromise of the pelvis

Scoliosis, Fusion, Mental Health (May 2020)

Presented by:
Tamie Gangloff, MA, MFT
Therapist, Training, Outreach Manager, Advocate

Scoliosis and spinal fusion patients are at greater risk for developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression than patients diagnosed with other serio...

The Lyon school of conservative care for scoliosis, is managed by Dr. Jean Claude de Mauroy, who is the head of the orthopaedic medicine department at Clinique du Parc, Lyon, France. Physical therapy exercises in this approach are supplemental to the bracing and based on the extra-pyramidal syste...

Presented by:
Dr. Michael G. Vitale
​Director of Pediatric Orthopedics at Columbia Doctors

In this one hour long webinar, Dr. Michael Vitale will cover treatment options (casting and operative) for the early onset, the juvenile and the adolescent with idiopathic scoliosis.  A description of th...

While the spine in the ideal upright standing posture is straight in the frontal plane; it has various physiological curvatures in the sagittal plane such as cervical and lumbar lordosis, and thoracic kyphosis. Magnitude and location of these curvatures differ from one person to another. In order...

FITS Webinar (Feb 2020)

Presented by:
Marianna Bialek & Andrzej M'hango
Co-authors, Educators of FITS Method
Created in 2004 by Marianna Białek and Andrzej M'hango for diagnosis and treatment of structural and non-structural scoliosis, FITS is a complex, asymmetrical and individual method of tr...

Presented by:
Dr. René Castelein, MD, PhD
Prof. of Orthopaedic Surgery
University Medical Centre Utrecht, Netherlands

In idiopathic scoliosis, it has been known for a long time that the anterior part of the spinal column is longer than the posterior part. This was already pointed out by 19th cen...

Schroth PT: Effect on Curve Progression in Idiopathic Scoliosis

Presented by:
Dr. Brian Smith, MD, FAAP, FAOA,
Chief Orthopedics, Texas Children's Hospital & Professor,
Baylor College of Medicine

Surgical Decision making for AIS and Adult onset scoliosis.
When is it time to move forward from conservative management ?

Presented by:
Baron Lonner, MD
Mount Sinai Hospital Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Icahn School of Medicine, New York

This presentation will highlight adult and pediat...

Presented by:
Dr. Paul David Sponseller, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Johns Hopkins

EXPERTISE of Paul David Sponseller, M.D.:
Cerebral Palsy, Fractures, Hip Dysplasia, Kyphosis, Marfan Syndrome, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedics, Osteogenesis Im...

Dr. Franz Landauer, Austria, SALK Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg
Treatment results provide important information about the cause of scoliosis in adolescent scoliosis. The diagnostic process does not end with treatment.

Introduction:
- The embr...

Klapp method as a tool for postural correction: benefits in Scoliosis treatment

Presented by:
Alessandro S. Pin, Ph.D
Professor at the Goiatuba
University Center

Academic information:
Alessandro Pin holds a degree in Physiotherapy from São Judas Tadeu University (2001), a master's degree in Dev...

Modifications of the DoboMed Method in Teenage Patients with Scoliosis
Presented by:
* Jacek Durmala MD
* Bartosz Wnuk PhD, PT
* Joanna Szoltysek, PT
Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences in Medical University of Silesia,
Katowice, Poland

Dobomed Method, developed in 1979, by...

Presented by:
1. Dr. Jean-Claude de Mauroy: Lyon Brace, Specialist in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system, Electromyography, Osteopathy and Manual Medicine, Sports Medicine
2. James H. Wynne, CPO: Boston Brace, VP, Dir. of Education, Resident Dir. for ...

Lyon Method Practical Case Study for PTs

The Connection Between Spinal Alignment and Pelvic Floor Health with Katalin Kapoor, a physical therapist with over 20 years of orthopaedic experience, specializing in scoliosis, kyphosis, and pelvic floor dysfunction. Dual-certified in the original German Schroth Method (BSPTS, SEAS) and advance...