Scoliosis was recognized at the 5th century BC, when Hippocrates described it, and also treatment for scoliosis. At the end of the 20th century, Katharina Schroth developed a three-dimensional treatment for the correction of scoliosis. From 1921, a new form of non-operative treatment of scoliosis began, which consisted of specific postural corrections, a corrective breathing pattern and correction of postural perception.

The most frequently noted long-term sequlae of untreated AIS are curve progression, back pain, cardiopulmonary problems and psyhosocial cocerns.