Do Adolescents With Idiopathic Scoliosis Have an Erroneous Perception of the Gravitational Vertical?

ConclusionOur findings demonstrate that patients with right thoracic AIS have an erroneous perception of the GV. In most AIS patients, SPV was shifted to the right, with no alteration of the SVV. AIS might be the consequence of a reoriented longitudinal body axis aligned with an erroneous vertical reference. The underlying mechanism might involve dysfunction of trunk graviceptors. The primary or secondary nature of this dysfunction remains an open question.
Source: Spine Deformity - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research