[Treatment of scoliosis with lateral electric surface stimulation]

This paper reports on the authors' five-year experience with the LESS method in 85 patients. In mild cases, with scoliosis of up to 25 degrees, and with timely commencement of therapy, if possible before the patient reaches age 12, the method appears useful and represents a genuine addition to available methods of conservative treatment. In contrast to reports by other authors, no successes were achieved in scolioses of over 25 degrees Cobb. Technical improvement of the available apparatus would be desirable. In order to be able to use LESS routinely early diagnosis in schools would be necessary.