Effectiveness of Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization Breathing Exercises With Schroth in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Launched by USKUDAR UNIVERSITY · Nov 8, 2024

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This clinical trial is studying a new approach to help adolescents with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS), a condition where the spine curves abnormally. The researchers want to see how effective a combination of breathing exercises and a specific physical therapy technique called Schroth is in improving the condition. To do this, they will take full-body X-rays to measure how much the spine is curved and use a special ruler to assess how much the spine rotates when the participants bend forward. They will also ask questions about how scoliosis affects their daily lives and measure any pain they experience using a simple scale. Participants' breathing patterns will be checked by measuring the size of their chest.

To be eligible for the trial, participants must be between 10 and 18 years old, have a specific degree of spinal curvature (Cobb angle) between 10 and 50 degrees, and have been diagnosed with AIS by a doctor. They should also have a certain body weight range. However, those who have had spine surgery or have certain medical conditions, such as psychiatric or neurological diseases, will not be included. If someone joins the study, they can expect to undergo these assessments and contribute to understanding how these exercises can help improve scoliosis management in teenagers.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Radiologically measured Cobb angle value between 10 degrees and 50 degrees
• • Age between 10 and 18
• • Being diagnosed with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis by a physician
• • Being between 0 and 5 in the radiologically determined Risser sign
• • Being between 12-25 kg/m2 according to body mass index measurement
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Having had any surgery related to scoliosis
• • Having been diagnosed with any psychiatric disease
• • Having been diagnosed with an oncological disease
• • Having a neurological disease, vestibular or visual problem
• • Having any pathology that will affect motor performance
• • Using medication that affects the central nervous system
• • Having been diagnosed with a rheumatological disease
• • Having been diagnosed with any cardiovascular disease