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Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders
Published in: Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders 1/2013

Open Access 01-06-2013 | Poster presentation

Effectiveness of pressure biofeedback / pbu (pressure biofeedback unit) in the process of learning of self-correction in patients with scoliosis: a pilot study

Authors: D Pennella, F Maselli, G Giovannico, M Cannone, A Rhainò, A Ciuro

Published in: Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders | Special Issue 1/2013

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The self-correction or active correction on all levels, in the treatment of scoliosis, is now a key tool with, or without, brace treatment [1]. The primary difficulty that the patient found is to understand which muscles to activate, and how to do it to achieve significant changes in the spine, since each patient adopts a personal strategy, hardly ever fair and efficient. …
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Metadata
Title
Effectiveness of pressure biofeedback / pbu (pressure biofeedback unit) in the process of learning of self-correction in patients with scoliosis: a pilot study
Authors
D Pennella
F Maselli
G Giovannico
M Cannone
A Rhainò
A Ciuro
Publication date
01-06-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders / Issue Special Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 2397-1789
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-7161-8-S1-P10

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