Florian Günther, Fabian Schober, Sandra Hunger, Julia Schellnock, Steffen Derlien, Stefan Schleifenbaum, Welf-Guntram Drossel, Christoph-Eckhard Heyde
BACKGROUND: Conservative scoliosis therapy in the form of assisted physiotherapeutic scoliosis exercises is supplemented by self-contained training at home, depending on the approach (eg, Schroth, the Scientific Exercises Approach to Scoliosis). Complex exercises, lack of awareness of the importance of training, and missing supervision by therapists often lead to uncertainty and reduced motivation, which in turn reduces the success of home-based therapy. Increasing digitalization in the health care sector offers opportunities to close this gap...
August 4, 2023: JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies