Asymmetrical activation and asymmetrical weakness as two different mechanisms of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Abstract There have been many studies on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis related abnormal muscle contractions of the spine. However, previous studies using surface electromyography to investigate paraspinal muscle asymmetry are controversial, lacking in clarity of results, and hindered by methodolog...

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Main Authors: Yulhyun Park, Jin Young Ko, Joon Young Jang, Seungeun Lee, Jaewon Beom, Ju Seok Ryu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96882-8