Background: This study investigated the therapeutic effects of 12-week Schroth rehabilitation exercises (SRE) in improving Cobb's angle, scoliometer readings, lumbar lordosis, and the calcaneal valgus angle of patients with idiopathic scoliosis.
Methods: This pilot study included 60 adolescent patients diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis by a rehabilitation physician based on a Cobb's angle of ≥10° using total anteroposterior plain radiography. Patients were classified into groups with a Cobb's angle of 10-19° (G1), 20-29° (G2), and ≥30° (G3). Cobb's angle, scoliometer readings, lumbar lordosis, and calcaneal valgus angles were analyzed before and after the 12-week SRE.
Results: SRE improved Cobb's angle (-6.85), scoliometer readings (-2.80), lumbar lordosis (4.23), and calcaneal valgus angles (left, -3.76; right, -2.83) regardless of the initial scoliosis angle, and within-group changes were significant ( < 0.001). In this study, participants in all three groups had undergone SRE, regardless of initial scoliosis severity, and the findings were significant.
Conclusion: SRE can be used for patients with idiopathic scoliosis to improve asymmetric musculoskeletal morphology and the patient's quality of life.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8871911 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10020398 | DOI Listing |
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