The Effect of Schroth Method on Pain, Body Awareness and Quality of Life in Adolescent Individuals With Idiopathic Scoliosis

Hacettepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Scoliosis

Treatments: Other: exercise programme 1; Other: exercise programme 2

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04689295

2019/0041

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was aimed to compare the effect of Schroth therapy method, which is a 3-dimensional scoliosis exercise method, and traditional exercises on pain, body awareness and quality of life in young individuals with idiopathic scoliosis.

Full description

38 individuals aged between 10-18 with the diagnosis of idiopathic scoliosis will be participated in the study. Individuals (study group) underwent 1 hour exercise program 3 times a week for 6 weeks, and the individuals (control group) undervent a traditional exercise program once a week under supervision of physiotherapist for 6 weeks. During the rest of the week, same exercise program was given as a home program for at least half an hour a day and individuals will followed up. Individuals' subjective pain intensity will be assessed with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), pressure pain threshold by algometer, body awareness by Turkish version of Body Awareness Questionnaire and quality of life by Turkish version of Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)-22 scale. Measurements will be performed before and after the 6-week exercise program.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Having been diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis by a specialist physician,
• Between the ages of 10-18,
• Primary curvature between 20-40 degrees according to the Cobb method,
• Having C or S type of scoliosis,
• Having back / low-back pain due to scoliosis,
• Those who have not received any previous exercise therapy for scoliosis,
• Volunteering to participate in the study,
• Having the cognitive capacity to cooperate with the directions of the physiotherapist,
• Has not suffered any injuries to the musculoskeletal system in the last 6 months,
• No neurological, orthopedic or cardiopulmonary disorders other than scoliosis diagnosis,
• Young individuals who have not undergone any surgery related to the diagnosis of scoliosis

Exclusion criteria

• Previous spinal surgery,
• Any disease other than idiopathic scoliosis,
• Individuals who cannot adapt to the directions of the physiotherapist and cannot fulfill the requirements of the exercise program

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

experiment group

Other group

Description:

Three dimensional scoliosis therapy method (Schroth) will be applied to the participants for 6 weeks. It consist of 15 different exercises combined with rotational breathing exercise.

Treatment:

Other: exercise programme 1

control group

Other group

Description:

Traditional scoliosis exercises will be applied to the participants for 6 weeks. It consist of 6 different exercises

Treatment:

Other: exercise programme 2