Clinical Trial: Yoga for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) Patients
Study Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Recruit Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Condition: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Efficacy of Perioperative Yoga at Reducing Pain in Surgical AIS Patients
Brief Summary:
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is defined as a three-dimensional lateral deformity of the spine.It is described with a cobb angle of greater than 10 degrees.There is no known etiology of AIS.Once the degrees of curvature become severe (greater than 45 degrees), surgical intervention (posterior spinal fusion - PSF) is often discussed.Most adolescent patients and their families opt for surgical correction to decrease future complications of severe scoliosis, such as decreased vital capacity of the lungs,…
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