By Stephanie Penny, PT, DPT
While the United States Preventive Services Task Force continues to state that there is not enough evidence to weigh the benefits and harms of screening for idiopathic scoliosis in asymptomatic youth ages 10 to 18 years in a draft statement, this position is a loosening of the task force’s 2004 guidance that decisively recommended against such screening.
The task force does state that adequate evidence exists to support that screening accuratel...
Posted on 2017-09-09