The Effect of Holistic Corrective Exercise Program

Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Kyphosis Thoracic

Treatments: Other: Thoracic exercise program; Behavioral: Holistic Corrective Exercise Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05530850

HKU-GE-KYPHOSİS

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was planned to investigate the effect of holistic approach corrective exercise program on the degree of kyphosis, balance and quality of life in kyphotic adolescents. A holistic approach corrective exercise program including corrective exercises and postural perception training was applied to one group. Thoracic region focused exercise program was applied to the other group. The programs of the exercise groups were applied three days a week, for 12 weeks. The kyphosis angle of all individuals participating in the study was evaluated using the flexible ruler, the Romberg index measured with balance pedobarography, and the quality of life using the Scoliosis Research Society-22 Questionnaire (SRS-22). In our study, a decrease in the degree of kyphosis was detected in the holistic approach corrective exercise and thoracic region-focused exercise group after 12 weeks of exercise training (p<0.001), while no change was observed in the control group (p>0.05). Balance improved after exercise training in the holistic corrective exercise group (p=0.006). The quality of life increased in the holistic approach corrective exercise and thoracic region focused exercise groups after the training (p<0.001). The use of postural perception training together with corrective exercise programs in applications for thoracic kyphosis reveals a holistic approach and may increase the effect of the intervention.

Enrollment: 62 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 10 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male individual between the ages of 10-18,
• Kyphosis degree ≥50°,

Exclusion criteria

• Rrigid thoracic kyphosis
• Scoliosis with a Cobb angle >10°
• Congenital spine problem,
• Shoulder, pelvis and other spinal injuries

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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62 participants in 3 patient groups

Holistic Corrective Exercise Program

Experimental group

Description:

A holistic approach corrective exercise program including corrective exercises and postural perception training

Treatment:

Behavioral: Holistic Corrective Exercise Program

Thoracic exercise program

Experimental group

Description:

Thoracic region focused exercise program

Treatment:

Other: Thoracic exercise program

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Individuals in the control group were asked to continue their activities of daily living.