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One of them is the FED method, used in the conservative treatment of idiopathic scolioses, in which all scoliotic curves are corrected. The aim of this study was a comparative analysis of the effectiveness of idiopathic scoliosis treatment with the FED and FITS methods. (2) Methods: The study included 60 randomly selected girls, aged 11 to 15 years, treated with the FED and FITS methods. They were diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis grade II according to Cobb and double-curve scoliosis type I and II according to King\u2013Moe classification. The results of the therapy were assessed with the use of the Bunnell scoliometer. The examinations were performed before the start of the therapy\u2014on the first day of the child\u2019s stay\u2014and 3 weeks after the therapy. The angle of trunk rotation and the sum of two rotations were assessed using a scoliometer. (3) Results: The performed statistical analysis demonstrated significant changes in the examined parameters in both therapeutic groups. (4) Conclusions: 1. The obtained results indicate that the FED therapy may prove to be an effective method of treating idiopathic scoliosis; however, it requires further research in a larger group of patients; 2. both methods significantly improved trunk rotation in primary and secondary scoliosis, but after using summing parameters (SDR parameter), the FED method appeared to be statistically more effective.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph19010065","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,22]],"date-time":"2021-12-22T10:24:52Z","timestamp":1640168692000},"page":"65","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Effectiveness of the FED Method in the Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis of Girls Aged 11\u201315 Years"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"19","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6085-3932","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sandra","family":"Trzci\u0144ska","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physiotherapy, College of Rehabilitation in Warsaw, 01-234 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3629-7523","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kamil","family":"Koszela","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Neuroorthopedics and Neurology Clinic and Polyclinic, National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, 02-637 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Micha\u0142","family":"Kuszewski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Physiotherapy and Health Sciences, Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"17","DOI":"10.1186\/1748-7161-1-17","article-title":"A segmental radiological study of the spine and rib-cage in children with progressive Idiopathic Scoliosis","volume":"1","author":"Grivas","year":"2006","journal-title":"Scoliosis"},{"key":"ref_2","first-page":"379","article-title":"Conservative management of idiopathic scoliosis Guidelines based on SOSORT 2006 Consensus","volume":"11","author":"Kotwicki","year":"2009","journal-title":"Ortop. 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