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Nowadays, poor posture is a common occurrence, even from school age. Poor posture is a predisposition to various spinal deformities such as scoliosis and kyphosis. The immediate treatment of these is one-way street, especially if it concerns young people where the growth factor combined with the existence of deformity effects negatively the progress of the treatment. For this reason, treatment should be determined as well as immediate and performed by a specialist therapist. There are various methods that specialize in the treatment of specific diseases, such as the Schroth method, however the existing literature is not enough. The purpose of this work is to study whether the Schroth method is effective in patients suffering from kyphosis and scoliosis, as well as to compare whether it is more effective in any of the two diseases so that its dissemination and application be increased by specialist physiotherapists. For the execution of this research, 13 teenagers participated, out of which 6 had scoliosis and 7 had kyphosis. According to the Schroth method, the participants received 6 months of treatment, twice a week under the supervision of a therapist, they were also given instructions on a special program for exercises at home. The evaluated rates were the Cobb angle and the height of the patients, which were measured before and after the end of the treatment with a radiological control and a special height meter respectively. After the completion of the treatment, it was found that there was an improvement in both the Cobb angle and the height of the patients, while there was a slightly greater enhancement in the patients with kyphosis compared to those suffering from scoliosis.