Classifications of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis in Relation to Physiotherapy

Idiopathic scoliosis is a complex abnormal lateral curvature of the spine more than 10°, with no evidence ofunderlying physical or radiographic pathology. A normally aligned spine is stable platform for performingstatic and dynamic activities of life with appropriate recruitment of spinal muscles. Stability and alignment ofvertebrae in spatial planes will influence selection of biomechanical strategies for functional movements andactivities of daily living. There are different classifications and schools of scoliosis specific physiotherapylike Side shift, Dobomed and BSPTS, SEAS. There is a need to understand different classifications used indifferent approaches. This review article is intended to provide overview of different classification systemsto physiotherapists so that they can integrate with the views of surgeon in relation to spinal surgery, interactand work with orthotists in brace design and to plan corrective program for prevention of further progressionor maintenance or correction of scoliosis.