Research

At ScoliCare we strive to provide the latest evidence-based advice and information on treatment options. We integrate clinical expertise with the best available evidenced research in our approach to patient care.

The Improvement of Trunk Muscle Endurance in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis Treated with ScoliBrace® and the ScoliBalance® Exercise Approach

Rosemary Marchese, Juan Du Plessis, Tamara Pooke and Jeb McAviney - Journal of Clinical Medicine J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(3), 653;

The Impact of Pregnancy on Women with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Scoping Review

Jean Theroux, Benjamin T. Brown, Rosemary Marchese, Michael Selby, Vicki Cope, Jeb McAviney and Amber Beynon - European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 2023 August;59(4):505-21

How Schroth Therapists Vary the Implementation of Schroth Worldwide for Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Mixed Methods Study

Rosemary Marchese, Emre Ilhan and Verity Pacey - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023, 12(18), 6063; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12186063

The effectiveness of combined bracing and exercise in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis based on SRS and SOSORT criteira: a prospective study

Negrini S, Donzelli S, Lusini M, Minnella S and Zaina F 2014, BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2014; 15: 263, Published online 2014 Aug 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-15-263

Biomechanical and clinical perspectives on nighttime bracing for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Grivas TB, Rodopoulos GI and Bardakos NV, Stud Health Technol Inform. 2008;135:274-90

It’s not just the big kids: both high and low BMI impact bracing success for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Goodbody CM, Asztalos IB, Sankar WN, Flynn JM, J Child Orthop. 2016 Aug 8. [Epub ahead of print]

Effects of Bracing in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis

Stuart L. Weinstein, Lori A. Dolan, James G. Wright, and Matthew B. Dobbs, N Engl J Med 2013; 369:1512-1521 October 17, 2013DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1307337

‘Prevalence and predictors of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in adolescent ballet dancers’

Longworth B., Fary R., Hopper D, Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2014 Sep;95(9):1725-30. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.02.027. Epub 2014 Mar 21. [NB: This does not mean that dancing causes scoliosis, only that there is a definite increase in the incidence of scoliosis detected in this group.]

A health economic evaluation of screening and treatment in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Adobor R., Joranger P., Steen H, Navrud S, and Ivar Brox J, Scoliosis. 2014; 9: 21. Published online 2014 Dec 6. doi: 10.1186/s13013-014-0021-8

Back Pain Prevalence Is Associated With Curve-type and Severity in Adolescents With Idiopathic Scoliosis A Cross-sectional Study

Jean Theroux, DC, MSc, PhD, Sylvie Le May, RN, PhD, Jeffrey J. Hebert, DC, PhD,and Hubert Labelle, MD SPINE 153607