Three-dimensional corrective exercise therapy for idiopathic scoliosis: study protocol for a prospective non-randomized trial

• Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 118 - 9
• Main Authors: Zhou, Xuan, Li, Xin, Wu, Qikai, Liang, Juping, Guo, Haibin, Jin, Mengdie, Zhu, Xiaoqing, Du, Qing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 05.02.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Biopsy; Care and treatment; Cobb angle; Diagnosis; Evaluation; Exercise; Exercise Therapy; Health aspects; Humans; Idiopathic scoliosis; Methods; Musculoskeletal diseases; Outpatient care facilities; Oxygen; Parents & parenting; Patients; Performance evaluation; Physical conditions; Physical therapists; Physical therapy; Prospective Studies; Quality of life; Rehabilitation; Relaxation therapy; Research Design; Scoliosis; Scoliosis - diagnostic imaging; Scoliosis - therapy; Study Protocol; Three-dimensional corrective exercise; Treatment Outcome; X-rays; China; Physical conditions; Idiopathic scoliosis; Three-dimensional corrective exercise; Cobb angle; Quality of life

Although physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercises (PSSEs) with or without other conservative treatments may improve scoliotic deformities, the evidence is insufficient. Three-dimensional corrective exercises (TDCEs) for scoliosis are based on the theory of PSSEs and are characterized by a comb...