Supporting data for "Role of Proprioception in the Development and Progression of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis"

This thesis investigates the relationship between the development of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and impaired proprioception. Findings from scoping and systematic reviews revealed a connection between gene mutations related to proprioception and the onset of idiopathic scoliosis, and confirmed that scoliotic adolescents exhibit proprioceptive deficits (PD). Despite existing gaps in knowledge, we developed a spinal proprioception assessment tool for scoliosis and established normative values from healthy individuals, allowing for clinical diagnosis of PD in our patient cohort. The research highlighted that PD could be a clinical phenotype resulting from the multifactorial nature of AIS and is related to both curve initiation and progression.