Kluszczyński Marek, Zaborowska-Sapeta Katarzyna, Kowalski Ireneusz, Karpiel Ilona Sylwia
Department of Health Sciences, Jan Dlugosz University, 4/8 Waszyngtona, 42-200 Częstochowa, Poland.
Department of Rehabilitation and Orthopedics, School of Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-082 Olsztyn, Poland.
J Clin Med. 2024 Jul 10;13(14):4044. doi: 10.3390/jcm13144044.
Conservative treatment of idiopathic scoliosis is more effective as a result of early diagnosis in conjunction with the use of specific physiotherapy and bracing techniques. Our aim was to investigate the effectiveness of specific physiotherapy developed according to the concept of spinal reflex balance using the GraviSpine device. This study is a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. A total of 199 patients aged 6-17 years, with a mean age of 11.26 ± 3.35 years, including 168 girls (84.4%) and 31 boys (15.6%), out of a total of 830 patients treated for IS at the Scoliosis Treatment Center in 2014-2019 were included in the assessment, which was conducted according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The study group was divided into three age groups. Group A subjects were 6-9 years old; group B, 10-12 years old; and group C, 13-17 years old. The mean follow-up time was 28.71 ± 10.98 months. Treatment outcomes were compared, based on changes in the Cobb angle and the angle of trunk rotation before and after treatment, both within the groups and with respect to sex and curvature location, using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Cobb angle changes in patients were classified as improvements, stabilizations, or deteriorations according to the SOSORT criteria. A majority of patients improved or stabilized after treatment, with 67%, 71%, and 90% of subjects in groups A, B, and C, respectively, achieving these results. In group C (the oldest children), a statistically significant reduction of -1.84° ± 6.88° (6.31%) in the mean Cobb angle was achieved after treatment. With regard to sex, improvements and stabilizations accounted for 81% of cases in girls and 61% in boys, respectively. With respect to location, statistically significant reductions in the Cobb angle were noted for thoracic and thoracolumbar spines of -2.2° ± 7.54° (10.17%) = 0.022 and -2.2° ± 6.58° (6.36%) = 0.049, respectively. A significant reduction in the mean angle of trunk rotation was obtained in the group and in three curvature locations. Based on the presented research findings, the utilization of the GraviSpine device as an adjunct to specific PSSE (physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercises) physiotherapy and bracing in the management of pediatric patients with mild to moderate scoliosis appears to enhance treatment efficacy.
特发性脊柱侧弯的保守治疗因早期诊断并结合特定的物理治疗和支具技术而更有效。我们的目的是研究根据脊柱反射平衡概念使用GraviSpine设备开发的特定物理治疗的有效性。本研究是对前瞻性收集的数据进行的回顾性分析。在2014年至2019年期间,脊柱侧弯治疗中心共治疗了830例特发性脊柱侧弯患者,根据纳入和排除标准,对其中199例年龄在6至17岁之间、平均年龄为11.26±3.35岁的患者进行了评估,包括168名女孩(84.4%)和31名男孩(15.6%)。研究组分为三个年龄组。A组受试者年龄为6至9岁;B组为10至12岁;C组为13至17岁。平均随访时间为28.71±10.98个月。根据治疗前后Cobb角和躯干旋转角度的变化,在组内以及按性别和侧弯部位比较治疗结果,采用Wilcoxon符号秩检验。根据SOSORT标准,将患者的Cobb角变化分为改善、稳定或恶化。大多数患者治疗后改善或稳定,A组、B组和C组分别有67%、71%和90%的受试者达到这些结果。在C组(年龄最大的儿童),治疗后平均Cobb角有统计学意义的降低,为-1.84°±6.88°(6.31%)。在性别方面,女孩改善和稳定的病例分别占81%,男孩占61%。在侧弯部位方面,胸椎和胸腰段脊柱的Cobb角有统计学意义的降低,分别为-2.2°±7.54°(10.17%),P = 0.022和-2.2°±6.58°(6.36%),P = 0.049。该组以及三个侧弯部位的躯干平均旋转角度均有显著降低。根据所呈现的研究结果, 在轻度至中度脊柱侧弯儿童患者的治疗中,使用GraviSpine设备作为特定的脊柱侧弯物理治疗特定运动(PSSE)物理治疗和支具的辅助手段似乎可提高治疗效果。