Effect of adding diaphragmatic myofascial release to corrective exercise on the thoracic curvature angle and pulmonary function testing in hyperkyphotic adolescent girls: A randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To investigate whether adding diaphragmatic release to corrective exercise could improve the Cobb angle and pulmonary function more than corrective exercise alone in hyperkyphotic adolescent girls.

Design: Single-blinded, randomized, controlled trial.

Methods: 118 adolescent hyperkyphotic girls were allocated randomly into two equal groups.