adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Conditions
Interventions
AIS patients group:Applying subthreshold plantar vibration/supra threshold plantar vibration/no plantar vibration during challenging walking tasks and baseline walking tasks
Healthy control group:Applying subthreshold plantar vibration/supra threshold plantar vibration/no plantar vibration during challenging walking tasks and baseline walking tasks
Sponsors
the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
10 Years to 17 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for patients with AIS: 1. Based on the x-ray images, there is a confirmed scoliosis in the frontal plane and Cobb's angle is more than 10 degrees. 2. Patients are 10-17 years old. 3. There is no congenital or neuromuscular factor-related scoliosis. 4. Positive Adam trunk flexion test. Inclusion criteria for healthy subjects: 1. Match patients with AIS by age, gender, and body mass index (BMI) 2. Never be diagnosed as AIS.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for patients with AIS and healthy subjects: 1. Spinal deformity of any known cause. 2. Low back pain in the past three months. 3. History of spinal trauma or surgery. 4. Traumatic injury to the trunk or lower limbs in the past six months. 5. There is any disease that affects gait, movement, or posture. 6. There is plantar paresthesia or absence of somatic sensation. 7. Inability to walk without assistance devices (e.g. cane, walker).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| spatiotemporal gait characteristics;margin of stability;level of active control;joint angles of lower extremities;gait stability; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| oxygenated hemoglobin level of regions of interest;deoxygenated hemoglobin level of regions of interest;Co-activation Index of spinal postural muscles; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactHaoyu Xie
the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
Outcome results
None listed