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From the international Society on Scoliosis Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT): SOSORT Executive Committee: J. Bettany-Saltikov, J. C. De Mauroy, J. Durmala, T. B. Grivas, P. Knott, J. P. O’Brien, M. Romano, L. Stikeleather, F. Zaina; SOSORT Advisory Board: S. Negrini, T. Kotwicki, M. Rigo, T. Maruyama; SOSORT exercises papers authors: S. Negrini, J. Bettany-Saltikov, E. Parent, M. Romano, M. Villagrasa.
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Negrini, S., Bettany-Saltikov, J., De Mauroy, J.C. et al. Letter to the Editor concerning: “Active self-correction and task-oriented exercises reduce spinal deformity and improve quality of life in subjects with mild adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Results of a randomised controlled trial” by Monticone M, Ambrosini E, Cazzaniga D, Rocca B, Ferrante S (2014). Eur Spine J; DOI:10.1007/s00586-014-3241-y. Eur Spine J 23, 2218–2220 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-014-3464-y
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