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This method involves the use of elastic bands designed to guide and enhance proprioceptive and mechanical stimuli during the patient\u2019s active self-correction exercises. The treatment lasted 7 months; a radiographic control showed an improvement in the right thoracolumbar curve, with Cobb angles decreasing from 21\u00b0 to 14\u00b0, ATR from 10\u00b0 to 8\u00b0, TRACE (Trunk Aesthetic Clinical Evaluation) decreasing from 8 to 4 points, and the Scoliosis Research questionnaire (SRS-22) improving from 2.27 to 3.05 points. 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