Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, AIS
Conditions
Interventions
Control group:Subjects received outpatient routine therapy for 60 minutes each under the supervision of a therapist.
Experimental Group:A 20-min PNF session targeting the shoulder joint was added after 40 min of usual treatment.
Sponsors
Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
8 Years to 18 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adolescents of both sexes aged 8-18 years old. 2. Risser sign < 5 grade on X-ray films. 3. Type C S-type scoliosis with right thoracic curve dominant or with other secondary curves (Cobb Angle between 10°- 45°). 4. Signed informed consent and could cooperate with follow-up. 5. No longer receiving any other treatment during the treatment period.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Those who did not meet the above inclusion criteria. 2. Patients with life-threatening diseases such as heart, brain, liver, kidney, hematopoietic system and mental patients. 3. Congenital spinal deformity, or spondylolisthesis, tumor, tuberculosis, fracture and other patients who cannot tolerate spinal stress treatment. 4. patients who had undergone spinal correction surgery. 5. Shoulder trauma history, surgery history, and potential severe pathological changes.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| scapula balance angle;Active Relocation Test; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Scapular Index;lateral scapular slide test;sEMG;Three-dimensional spinal ultrasound;Angle of Trunk Rotation (ATR);Simplified Chinese Version of the Scoliosis Research Society-22 (SRS-22) Questionnaire; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXie Lingfeng
Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Outcome results
None listed