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While pharmacological treatments have shown improvements in motor function, their impact on scoliosis progression remains unclear. This study aims to evaluate potential differences in scoliosis progression between treated and untreated SMA II patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Treatment effect on Cobb\u2019s angle annual changes and on reaching a 50\u00b0 Cobb angle was analysed in treated and untreated type II SMA patients with a minimum 1.5-year follow-up. A sliding cut-off approach identified the optimal treatment subpopulation based on age, Cobb angle and Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale Expanded at the initial visit. Mann-Whitney U-test assessed statistical significance.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>There were no significant differences in baseline characteristics between the untreated (n=46) and treated (n=39) populations. The mean Cobb angle variation did not significantly differ between the two groups (p=0.4). Optimal cut-off values for a better outcome were found to be having a Cobb angle &lt;26\u00b0 or an age &lt;4.5 years. When using optimal cut-off, the treated group showed a lower mean Cobb variation compared with the untreated group (5.61 (SD 4.72) degrees\/year vs 10.05 (SD 6.38) degrees\/year; p=0.01). Cox-regression analysis indicated a protective treatment effect in reaching a 50\u00b0 Cobb angle, significant in patients &lt;4.5 years old (p=0.016).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study highlights that pharmacological treatment, if initiated early, may slow down the progression of scoliosis in type II SMA patients. 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