A importância dos recursos fisioterapêuticos para crianças e adolescentes com escoliose idiopática

Idiopathic scoliosis is the most common pathology in adolescents and children, prevailing in 80% of scoliosis cases. Physiotherapy treatment serves to prevent and improve pain and quality of life by improving muscle strengthening, mobility and range of motion in the spine. This article carries out a systematic review of articles published between 2015 and 2024, using the Ânima University (RUNA), SciELO and LILACS databases. It presents some case studies and randomized clinical trials investigating the application of Global Postural Reeducation (GPR) and Pilates methods in reducing the curvature of scoliosis in children and adolescents. A total of 15 studies were selected, but of these, 5 were excluded, leaving 10 scientific productions that were consistent with the objectives of the study. The results indicated a significant reduction in curvature in both methods.