The efficacy of Schroth`s 3-dimensional exercise therapy in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in Turkey.
| Autor: | Otman S; School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University, Samanpazari 06100, Ankara, Turkey. Tel. +90 (312) 3051507. Fax. +90 (312) 3243847/3111131. E-mail: sotman@hacettepe.edu.tr/ asotman@superonline.com., Kose N, Yakut Y |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) [Neurosciences (Riyadh)] 2005 Oct; Vol. 10 (4), pp. 277-83. |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: To determine the effectiveness of 3-dimensional therapy in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Methods: We carried out this study with 50 patients whose average age was 14.15 +/-1.69 years at the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation School, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, from 1999 to 2004. We treated them as outpatients, 5 days a week, in a 4-hour program for the first 6 weeks. After that, they continued with the same program at home. We evaluated the Cobb angle, vital capacity and muscle strength of the patients before treatment, and after 6 weeks, 6 months and one year, and compared all the results. Results: The average Cobb angle, which was 26.10 degrees on average before treatment, was 23.45 degrees after 6 weeks, 19.25 degrees after 6 months and 17.85 degrees after one year (p<0.01). The vital capacities, which were on average 2795 ml before treatment, reached 2956 ml after 6 weeks, 3125 ml after 6 months and 3215 ml after one year (p<0.01). Similarly, according to the results of evaluations after 6 weeks, 6 months and one year, we observed an increase in muscle strength and recovery of the postural defects in all patients (p<0.01). Conclusion: Schroth`s technique positively influenced the Cobb angle, vital capacity, strength and postural defects in outpatient adolescents. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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