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The Canali Postural Method\u00ae (CPM) is an individualized kinesiological approach aimed at postural reprogramming, while the Canali Orthopedic Brace is an intermittent, non-rigid device intended to facilitate active postural control rather than continuous passive correction. Case Presentation: We retrospectively report two adolescent females with thoracolumbar rotoscoliosis (Risser grade 4). Case 1 (15 years) presented with a left-convex thoracolumbar curve (apex T12\u2013L1) with a Cobb angle of 19.4\u00b0 and a derotation angle ratio (DAR) of 1.9. Case 2 (16 years) presented with a right-convex thoracolumbar curve (apex T10) with a Cobb angle of 41.14\u00b0 and a DAR of 3.7. Both patients underwent supervised CPM-based exercise sessions combined with intermittent use of the Canali Orthopedic Brace. Discussion and Conclusions: Follow-up radiographs showed a marked reduction in curve magnitude and rotational parameters: in Case 1, the Cobb angle decreased from 19.4\u00b0 to 4.1\u00b0 and DAR from 1.9 to 0.4; in Case 2, the Cobb angle decreased from 41.14\u00b0 to 15.17\u00b0 and DAR from 3.7 to 1.36. Pelvic asymmetry was also reduced, and no worsening of sagittal alignment was observed. Given the retrospective design, the small sample size, heterogeneity in intervention duration, and the lack of clinical outcomes and formal measurement reliability testing, these findings should be interpreted with caution and warrant confirmation in prospective controlled studies.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/diagnostics16040514","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,9]],"date-time":"2026-02-09T10:45:31Z","timestamp":1770633931000},"page":"514","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Radiological Improvement of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Following an Integrated Postural Reprogramming Approach: A Retrospective Case Series"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-1139-2989","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mirko","family":"Zisi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Habitus et Motus, Via Nazionale 144 Alto Reno Terme, 40046 Alto Reno Terme, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sara","family":"Bizioli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Postura e Sport Srl, Via Alberto Savinio 26F, 43123 Parma, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lorenzo","family":"Mosca","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Postura e Sport Srl, Via Alberto Savinio 26F, 43123 Parma, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-2919-2744","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Francesco","family":"Tucci","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Postura e Sport Srl, Via Alberto Savinio 26F, 43123 Parma, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Vincenzo","family":"Canali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Postura e Sport Srl, Via Alberto Savinio 26F, 43123 Parma, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1527","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(08)60658-3","article-title":"Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis","volume":"371","author":"Weinstein","year":"2008","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3","DOI":"10.1186\/s13013-017-0145-8","article-title":"2016 SOSORT guidelines: Orthopaedic and rehabilitation treatment of idiopathic scoliosis during growth","volume":"13","author":"Negrini","year":"2018","journal-title":"Scoliosis Spinal Disord."},{"key":"ref_3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1512","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMoa1307337","article-title":"Effects of bracing in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis","volume":"369","author":"Weinstein","year":"2013","journal-title":"N. 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