A mother is escorting her daughter, who has been diagnosed with scoliosis, to the clinic. You have been instructing the mother and daughter in a treatment regimen with electrical stimulation to assist in the reduction of the lateral curvature of the daughter's scoliosis. The stimulation is to be applied to the concave side of the curvature to fatigue the musculature at night while the daughter sleeps. The daughter is going to spend the weekend at her father's house. What should happen with the electrical stimulation, and why?
A)The stimulation could stop for the weekend because it is just a weekend.
B)It should continue in the same manner as it has under the mother's instruction to continue to fatigue the musculature and reduce the lateral curvature. Optimally, the father should attend a physical therapy session to learn how to apply the stimulation to ensure that there will be effective application of the stimulation.
C)It should continue, but only if the daughter feels comfortable with it.
D)The daughter should not stay at the father's home until he is trained in the use of the electrical stimulation.

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The electrical stimulation treatment for scoliosis is designed to be a consistent intervention to fatigue the musculature and help reduce the lateral curvature. Interruptions in the treatment could potentially slow progress, so it is important for it to continue even when the patient is staying elsewhere, like at her father's house. Training the father on how to apply the stimulation ensures the treatment's effectiveness and continuity.

A Mother Is Escorting Her Daughter, Who Has Been Diagnosed