Presenter Type
UNO Graduate Student (Masters)
Major/Field of Study
Health and Kinesiology
Other
Athletic Training
Author ORCID Identifier
N/A
Advisor Information
Director of Athletic Training Program
Location
CEC RM #201/205/209
Presentation Type
Poster
Poster Size
36x48
Start Date
22-3-2024 1:00 PM
End Date
22-3-2024 2:15 PM
Abstract
The purpose of this report is to present the case of a 20-year-old female collegiate basketball player who was diagnosed with a combination of idiopathic and neuromuscular scoliosis. Patient underwent thoracic spinal fusion surgery when she was 15 to resolve her extreme scoliosis. The uniqueness of this case stems from the athlete’s urgency to have to undergo a life-altering spine operation and still be able to successfully contribute to a collegiate basketball team. Athletic trainers should be knowledgeable and aware of how to maintain treatment/rehabilitation for athletes with scoliosis, operative or non-operative. Scoliosis should no longer be a reason to not participate in sports (especially contact sports), so hopefully with some encouragement from research, more people with scoliosis will be working with athletic trainers as athletes, not just going to PT clinics.
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Idiopathic and Neuromuscular Scoliosis in a Female College Basketball Player Requiring Spinal Correction Surgery
CEC RM #201/205/209
The purpose of this report is to present the case of a 20-year-old female collegiate basketball player who was diagnosed with a combination of idiopathic and neuromuscular scoliosis. Patient underwent thoracic spinal fusion surgery when she was 15 to resolve her extreme scoliosis. The uniqueness of this case stems from the athlete’s urgency to have to undergo a life-altering spine operation and still be able to successfully contribute to a collegiate basketball team. Athletic trainers should be knowledgeable and aware of how to maintain treatment/rehabilitation for athletes with scoliosis, operative or non-operative. Scoliosis should no longer be a reason to not participate in sports (especially contact sports), so hopefully with some encouragement from research, more people with scoliosis will be working with athletic trainers as athletes, not just going to PT clinics.