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Three-dimensional gait kinematics were recorded using the Xsens MVN Awinda during walking at a self-selected speed. Pre- and post-intervention assessments were conducted for the analysis of trunk, pelvic, and lower-extremity kinematics. Results: Changes were observed primarily in proximal kinematic parameters. Pelvic obliquity and thorax\u2013head flexion\/extension demonstrated the largest differences (p = 0.004 and p = 0.002, respectively; Cohen\u2019s d = 0.82\u20130.95). Moderate changes were detected in pelvis\u2013thorax axial rotation and shoulder abduction\/adduction patterns. Lower-extremity changes were limited and parameter-specific, with moderate changes observed in selected hip and knee rotational parameters, while other variables showed minimal or no change. Post-intervention comparisons with healthy controls showed that several upper-body kinematic patterns showed patterns that were more alike to those observed in the control group, although direct equivalence cannot be assumed. Conclusions: The findings suggest that Schroth therapy may be associated with changes in trunk and pelvic kinematics during gait in individuals with AIS.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm15103661","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,11]],"date-time":"2026-05-11T17:17:42Z","timestamp":1778519862000},"page":"3661","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Gait Kinematic Adaptations Following Schroth Therapy in Individuals with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Hande","family":"Argunsah","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, 34752 Istanbul, Turkey"},{"name":"Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, 34752 Istanbul, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-0222-5353","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Recep Bu\u011fra","family":"Sar\u0131kaya","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, 34752 Istanbul, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-5671-7563","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tu\u011f\u00e7e","family":"Yavuz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Central Hospital, 34742 Istanbul, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1218-7357","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Akif","family":"Albayrak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Central Hospital, 34742 Istanbul, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"26","DOI":"10.1186\/s13013-017-0137-8","article-title":"Schroth physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercises for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: How many patients require treatment to prevent one deterioration?","volume":"12","author":"Schreiber","year":"2017","journal-title":"Scoliosis Spinal Disord."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Schreiber, S., Parent, E.C., Khodayari Moez, E., Hedden, D.M., Hill, D.L., Moreau, M., and Southon, S.C. 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