Kyphoscoliosis improvement while treating a patient for adhesive capsulitis using the active therapeutic movement version 2.
OBJECTIVE
This article presents a case report illustrating an improvement in the curvature of idiopathic scoliosis as a secondary benefit from treatment of adhesive capsulitis with an active therapeutic movement (ATM) device.


METHODS
The patient was a 55-year-old school teacher who was referred to physical therapy for adhesive capsulitis. It was determined that part of the patient's limited shoulder range of motion was due to her significant kyphoscoliosis posture, which resulted in decreased mobility of her thoracic spine.


RESULTS
The patient was treated with an ATM device as a means to help mobilize her thoracic spine. The patient completed several weeks of therapy, which consisted of using the ATM exclusively. The patient gained near-normal range of motion in both arms and had improvement in her kyphoscoliosis posture.


CONCLUSIONS
A nonsurgical treatment was a useful intervention for some of the physical and psychosocial aspects that this patient with kyphoscoliosis encountered.
Lewis
Clare
C
California State University, Sacramento, CA, USA. lewisc@csus.edu
Erhard
Richard
R
Drysdale
George
G
D002062:Bursitis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D026201:Musculoskeletal Manipulations / Q000379:methods*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome