Effect of a Long-Term Corrective Exercises With Using Brace on Cobb Angle and Postural Control of a Girl With Adolescence Idiopathic Scoliosis

Purpose: Scoliosis is a three-dimensional deformity of the spine in which the resulting imbalance accompanied by the changes in muscle and nervous components can harm the postural control. Various treatments have been suggested so far to correct scoliosis, in which using corrective exercises along w...

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Main Authors: Mehdi Gheitasi, Mohammad Bayattork, Seyed Mani Mahdavi
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Language:English
Published: Negah Institute for Scientific Communication 2019-01-01
Series:Physical Treatments
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Online Access:http://ptj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-375-en.html
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description Purpose: Scoliosis is a three-dimensional deformity of the spine in which the resulting imbalance accompanied by the changes in muscle and nervous components can harm the postural control. Various treatments have been suggested so far to correct scoliosis, in which using corrective exercises along with brace are essential to limit the growing curvature, improve spine stability and postural control, and reduce the degree of curvature. Methods: Our case was a 14-year-old girl who had a 40-degree thoracic curve (T6 to T11) toward the right and a 50-degree lumbar curvature (T12 to L4) toward the left. To evaluate her scoliosis, we took side view radiography for 4 to 6 months. Also, we used balance master posturography to assess the patient's postural control before and after the intervention. The patient's treatment process included a long-term implementation of a corrective exercise protocol in 3 phases plus using the Milwaukee brace. Results: The Cobb angle in the kyphosis curve showed a 15-degree improvement. Also, the Cobb angle showed a 32-degree correction in the thoracic curve and a 30-degree reduction in the lumbar curve. A significant improvement was observed in all of the tests of postural control, indicating improved balance and postural control of the subject during corrective exercises. Conclusion: Simultaneous using the brace and long-term corrective exercises with emphasis on the improvement of postural control could be useful in improving the scoliosis curves in an adolescent girl with idiopathic scoliosis.
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spelling doaj.art-b1dc5c34f2dc4a999141aedb57bf65162022-12-22T02:02:11ZengNegah Institute for Scientific CommunicationPhysical Treatments2423-58302019-01-01915968Effect of a Long-Term Corrective Exercises With Using Brace on Cobb Angle and Postural Control of a Girl With Adolescence Idiopathic ScoliosisMehdi Gheitasi0Mohammad Bayattork1Seyed Mani Mahdavi2 Department of Health and Sport Rehabilitation, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehra, Iran. Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran. Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Purpose: Scoliosis is a three-dimensional deformity of the spine in which the resulting imbalance accompanied by the changes in muscle and nervous components can harm the postural control. Various treatments have been suggested so far to correct scoliosis, in which using corrective exercises along with brace are essential to limit the growing curvature, improve spine stability and postural control, and reduce the degree of curvature. Methods: Our case was a 14-year-old girl who had a 40-degree thoracic curve (T6 to T11) toward the right and a 50-degree lumbar curvature (T12 to L4) toward the left. To evaluate her scoliosis, we took side view radiography for 4 to 6 months. Also, we used balance master posturography to assess the patient's postural control before and after the intervention. The patient's treatment process included a long-term implementation of a corrective exercise protocol in 3 phases plus using the Milwaukee brace. Results: The Cobb angle in the kyphosis curve showed a 15-degree improvement. Also, the Cobb angle showed a 32-degree correction in the thoracic curve and a 30-degree reduction in the lumbar curve. A significant improvement was observed in all of the tests of postural control, indicating improved balance and postural control of the subject during corrective exercises. Conclusion: Simultaneous using the brace and long-term corrective exercises with emphasis on the improvement of postural control could be useful in improving the scoliosis curves in an adolescent girl with idiopathic scoliosis.http://ptj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-375-en.htmlexercise therapyadolescence idiopathic scoliosisbalanceposturebraces
spellingShingle Mehdi Gheitasi
Mohammad Bayattork
Seyed Mani Mahdavi
Effect of a Long-Term Corrective Exercises With Using Brace on Cobb Angle and Postural Control of a Girl With Adolescence Idiopathic Scoliosis
Physical Treatments
exercise therapy
adolescence idiopathic scoliosis
balance
posture
braces
title Effect of a Long-Term Corrective Exercises With Using Brace on Cobb Angle and Postural Control of a Girl With Adolescence Idiopathic Scoliosis
title_full Effect of a Long-Term Corrective Exercises With Using Brace on Cobb Angle and Postural Control of a Girl With Adolescence Idiopathic Scoliosis
title_fullStr Effect of a Long-Term Corrective Exercises With Using Brace on Cobb Angle and Postural Control of a Girl With Adolescence Idiopathic Scoliosis
title_full_unstemmed Effect of a Long-Term Corrective Exercises With Using Brace on Cobb Angle and Postural Control of a Girl With Adolescence Idiopathic Scoliosis
title_short Effect of a Long-Term Corrective Exercises With Using Brace on Cobb Angle and Postural Control of a Girl With Adolescence Idiopathic Scoliosis
title_sort effect of a long term corrective exercises with using brace on cobb angle and postural control of a girl with adolescence idiopathic scoliosis
topic exercise therapy
adolescence idiopathic scoliosis
balance
posture
braces
url http://ptj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-375-en.html
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