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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of medical exercise therapy on posture, depression, and pain modulation in patients with scoliosis. Two adolescent patients with scoliosis underwent an eight-week-long medical exercise therapy program combined with four grades of dosages, as follows: dosage 1 (1-2 weeks), dosage 2 (3-4 weeks), dosage 3 (5-6 weeks), and dosage 4 (7-8 weeks). The findings showed that the visual analog scale (VAS), Korean version of the beck depression inventory Ⅱ (BDI-Ⅱ-K) scores, and Cobb’s angle are improved after medical exercise therapy. Therefore, the eight-week-long medical exercise therapy program was effective in decreasing pain, reducing depressive symptoms, and correcting posture. The presented evidence suggests that exercise has beneficial effects on not only posture correction but also on depression symptoms. In addition, it may be an effective method for treating the psychological aspects of pain.