title: Nonoperative treatment of adult scoliosis.
abstract: The adult with idiopathic or degenerative scoliosis usually seeks treatment for relief of pain. Identifying the source of pain is crucial in formulating a plan of treatment. Nonoperative treatment is best suited to those adults with mild pain or elderly patients for whom surgery is not prudent. Analgesics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, orthoses, and activity modification are the mainstays of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Surgery Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: van Dam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*