. 2021 Oct 28;10(21):5020. doi: 10.3390/jcm10215020

Table A1.

Possible range of treatments proposed by the SOSORT Guidelines [11].

		Low (up to 20°)		Moderate (21–40°)		Severe (>40°)
		Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max
Infantile		Obs 3	Obs 3	Obs 3	TTRB	TTRB	Su
Juvenile		Obs 3	PPSE	PSSE	FTRB	HTRB
Adolescent	Risser 0	Obs 6	SSB	HTRB		TTRB
	Risser 1			PSSE		FTRB
	Risser 2
	Risser 3
	Risser 4	Obs12	SIR
Adult up to 25 y		Nothing	PSSE	Obs12	SIR	Obs6
Adult	No Pain	Nothing	PSSE	PSSE	SIR	Obs12	HTRB
	Pain	PSSE	SSB	PSSE	HTRB	PSSE	Su
Elderly	No Pain	Nothing	PSSE	Obs36	PSSE	Obs12	HTRB
	Pain	PSSE	SSB	PSSE	HTRB	PSSE	Su
	Trunk decompensation	Obs6	SSB	PSSE	PTRB	PSSE	Su

For each clinical condition, treatment is proposed from a minimum (Min) to a maximum (Max) intensity. In progressive order of intensity, treatments are Obs: observation (with number of months from a minimum intensity of follow-up every 12 months to a maximum every 3 months); PSSE: Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis-Specific Exercises; SIR: Scoliosis Inpatient Rehabilitation; SSB: scoliosis soft brace; PTRB: part-time (12–15 h per day) rigid bracing; HTRB: half-time (16–18 h per day) rigid bracing; FTRB: full-time (19–22 h per day) rigid bracing; TTRB: total-time (23–24 h per day) rigid bracing; Su: surgery.