Physiotherapy and Whole-Body Vibration in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Whole-body Vibration; Scoliosis Idiopathic Adolescent Treatment

Treatments: Procedure: Rigo Concept group; Procedure: Rigo Concept with whole-body vibration group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07285551

AWFiS/2025_11_PE

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to assess how physiotherapy based on the Rigo Concept, combined with WBV, affects sagittal spinal curvatures, the angle of trunk rotation (ATR), and trunk symmetry in girls with AIS.

Participants undergo a 5-day individualized physiotherapy program. The exercises follow the four general principles of the Rigo Concept: three-dimensional postural correction, expansion technique, muscle activation, and integration. Therapy is delivered for 3 hours per day, with three 15-minute breaks. Additionally, participants in the Rigo Concept with WBV group perform exercises in a standing position using two poles while exposed to WBV on a Galileo Med 35 platform (Novotec Medical GmbH, Pforzheim, Germany) at a frequency of 25 Hz, with a peak-to-peak displacement of 2 mm. Each session includes three 3-minute bouts of vibration, with 3-minute rests between them. During WBV, participants perform exercises according to the principles of the Rigo Concept.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of the adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
• Written consent of a medical doctor for participation
• Female

Exclusion criteria

• thrombosis
• body implants
• musculoskeletal inflammation
• arthropathy
• tendonitis
• hernia
• disc herniation
• recent fractures
• kidney stones
• recent scars
• surgery
• rheumatoid arthritis
• neuropathy
• epilepsy
• previous spinal surgery
• injuries in the spine during the past six months
• injuries in the lower limbs during the past six months
• pain in the spine during the past six months
• pain in the lower limbs during the past six months
• for group with WBV additionally discomfort or felt unwell during vibration exposure

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Rigo Concept group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Physiotherapy/exercieses according to the Rigo Concept, 5 days, 3 hour per day

Treatment:

Procedure: Rigo Concept group

Rigo Concept with whole-body vibration group

Experimental group

Description:

Physiotherapy/exercises according to the Rigo Concept combined with whole-body vibration, 5 days, 3 hour per day, supplemented with 3 x 3 minutes of WBV, frequency 25 Hz, amplitude 2 mm

Treatment:

Procedure: Rigo Concept with whole-body vibration group