Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a relatively frequent disease within a range 0.5%–
5.0% of population, with higher frequency in females. While a resultant spinal deformity is …

Objectives To clarify the potential risk factors and etiology of low back pain (LBP)‐related
disability, including structural changes of the spine (spinal scoliosis) and body composition …

This study aimed to investigate changes occurred in the stress distribution in the growth
plates (GPs) of a trunk with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) following unilateral muscle …

Scoliosis refers to a three-dimensional deviation in the axis of the spine. Muscle imbalance
is believed to play a role in scoliosis. Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) can reduce muscle …

Introduction: The role of the spinal muscles in scoliogenesis is not fully substantiated. Do
they act scoliogenic (inducing scoliosis) or counteract scoliosis in adolescent idiopathic …

Asymmetry of the multifidi has been correlated with scoliosis and back pain in humans and
has been investigated as a factor in equine back pain as well. The purpose of this study was …

Background The psoas major (PM) can support the lumbar spine and plays an important
role in lumbar movement and maintaining lumbar curvature. Purpose To analyze …

Abstract The International Symposium on Myofascial Pain, Fibromyalgia, and Fascial Pain
Disorders was held at the University of Padua, Padua, Italy in June of 2023. This report …

Retrospective cohort study. Spinal deformities in patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS) are
distinct from those in patients with idiopathic scoliosis (IS). It is more prone to progression …

Background The pathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) remains unclear, with
muscle imbalance being a widely discussed hypothesis. Objective This study examined the …