Abstract
While scoliosis is a physiological condition, allied health interventions are entirely reliant on user participation. The patient is free to not wear a removable device and an orthotic intervention that is not worn does not have the opportunity to achieve prescribed outcomes. A working understanding of psychological principles can improve the likelihood of treatment compliance/participation and improve the final treatment outcomes. While this topic is very broad with patients at all developmental stages experiencing biomechanically distinct clinical subtypes of the condition, this presentation will focus specifically on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis as the most prevalent diagnosis. Psychological principles and considerations that can be leveraged to improve treatment participation and compliance will be discussed.