Investigation of the Effectiveness of Schroth Exercises and Pilates Exercises in Patients With Scoliosis

Uskudar University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Scoliosis

Treatments: Other: pilates exercises; Other: schroth exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06689735

Uskudar15

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of Schroth exercises and Pilates exercises in patients with scoliosis.

Full description

The study was planned as a randomized controlled trial. The randomization process will be done as block randomization using the random interval command in Microsoft Excel. The participants to be included in the study will be selected from the clients receiving consultancy services at the Mehmet Gümüş (MG) Clinic Physiotherapy and Wellness Center. 50 individuals diagnosed with scoliosis who applied with a postural disorder complaint will be included in the study. The individuals will be randomly divided into 2 equal groups. The rehabilitation program of the 25 individuals in the first group will be planned as 3-dimensional corrective scoliosis exercises. The program of the 25 individuals in the second group will be applied as pilates scoliosis exercises. After the initial evaluations explained to the individuals included in the study are made, an exercise program of a total of 36 sessions, each lasting approximately 50 minutes, will be applied by experienced physiotherapists who have received 3-dimensional exercise method training and pilates training specific to scoliosis, 3 days a week for 12 weeks.

Enrollment: 46 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

INCLUSION CRITERIA:

• Being between 18-45 years of age
• Having a primary curve between 10-40 degrees according to the Cobb method
• Having typical S or C scoliosis
• Being willing to participate in the study
• Having the cognitive capacity to cooperate with the guidance of a physiotherapist
• EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
• Having a BMI over 30 kg/m²
• Having any neurological, orthopedic, cardiopulmonary disorders other than the diagnosis of scoliosis
• Having any injuries related to the musculoskeletal system in the last 6 months
• Being unable to fulfill exercise requirements for any reason

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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46 participants in 2 patient groups

Schroth

Experimental group

Description:

3D corrective scoliosis exercises

Treatment:

Other: schroth exercises

Pilates

Experimental group

Description:

Pilates exercises

Treatment:

Other: pilates exercises