The efficacy of manual therapy in treating adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-1424.2024.05.009
- VernacularTitle:基于姿势解密技术的手法治疗青少年特发性脊柱侧弯的疗效观察
- Author:
Wenxing FAN
1
;
Shuai YIN
;
Qiang WANG
;
Pingping MENG
;
Yuyang WANG
;
Xiaowen ZHANG
;
Meizhu CHEN
Author Information
1. 青岛大学附属医院康复医学科，青岛 266000
- Keywords:
Adolescents;
Idiopathic scoliosis;
Scoliosis;
Manual therapy;
Sling exercise training
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2024;46(5):430-434
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of manual therapy based on the Discovery of Posture Secret (DPS) in treating adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).Methods:Thirty-six AIS patients were randomly divided into an observation group of 17 and a control group of 16. In addition to 10 minutes of side-shift training each week, the control group was given 20 minutes of sling exercise training (SET), while the observation group underwent weekly 20-minute manual therapy sessions based on DPS on the days without SET. Before and after the 4 weeks of treatment spine curvature (Cobb angle), clavicular angle (CA), angle of trunk rotation (ATR) and vertebral rotation (VR) were measured, and the Scoliosis Research Society′s patient questionnaire 22 (SRS-22) was administered.Results:After the treatment the average Cobb angle, CA, ATR and SRS-22 score of the observation group had improved significantly compared with before the treatment. The average Cobb angle, ATR and SRS-22 score of the control group were also significantly higher, but the improvements were not as great as in the observation group. There was no significant difference in VR improvement between the two groups.Conclusion:Manual therapy based on the DPS can effectively ameliorate the scoliosis and shoulder imbalance of AIS patients.
