Question

A 14 yo female pt presents to the clinic with right thoracic scoliosis. All of the following interventions should be used when treating this condition, EXCEPT:

A) Stretching of the iliopsoas on the right side
B) Stretching of the low back extensors on the left side
C) Stretching of the lateral trunk flexors on the left side
D) Strengthening of the hip extensors on the left side

Answer 1

When treating right thoracic scoliosis in a 14-year-old female patient, stretching of the lateral trunk flexors on the left side should not be used.

Step-by-step explanation:

Scoliosis is an abnormal, lateral curvature of the vertebral column. When treating right thoracic scoliosis in a 14-year-old female patient, stretching of the iliopsoas on the right side, stretching of the low back extensors on the right side, and strengthening of the hip extensors on the left side should all be used. Therefore, the intervention that should not be used is stretching of the lateral trunk flexors on the left side (C).