SOSORT 2025 Dubrovnik

Ashleigh travelled to Dubrovnik for this years SOSORT conference along with peers from Australia. It was a great time catching up with many of the scoliosis specialists over the world Ashleigh has met through her scoliosis trianing.

Key findings from the conference (to name a few):

• Group exercise superior to 1:1 in improving compliance with exercises and brace wear

• PSSE compared to general exercise had better results in Cobb improvement

• Brace wear in curves >40 degrees at late stage growth is able to delay/prevent need for surgery in most cases (up to 90%)

• Improved results with brace wear above 18.3 hour per day

• EOS 3D modelling improved brace design and outcomes

• Using Sander's score and Tanner Whitehouse is more accurate than Risser alone in assessment of skeletal maturation

Ashleigh also attended the practical day which for the first time at SOSORT consisted of 3 hours of immersion into each school of Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis Specific Exercise by their original teacher/ head teacher:

1. Scientific Execise Approach (SEAS)

2. Rigo Concept (BSPTS)

3. International School of Schroth Therapy (ISST)