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KMID : 1211620170120010093
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Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
2017 Volume.12 No. 1 p.93 ~ p.101
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The Effects of Short Term Schroth Exercise on the Cobb Angle, Angle of Trunk Rotation, Cosmetic Appearance, and Quality of Life in Idiopathic Scoliosis
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Kim Ji-Seon
Lee Sook
Lim Dong-Hwan
Cho Eun-Woo
Seo Dong-Kwon
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Abstract
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe the effects of short term Schroth exercise on the Cobb angle, angle of trunk rotation (ATR), cosmetic appearance, and quality of life (QOL) in idiopathic scoliosis patients.
METHODS: Five subjects with idiopathic scoliosis, (female, 3; male, 2) curvature type: thoracic, 2; lumbar, 3 underwent short term Schroth exercise for seven days. The exercise was performed for 3 h long sessions per day. The Cobb angle and QOL were measured before and after the intervention. ATR and cosmetic appearance were measured once. Sessions consisted of one baseline, seven intervention and three follow-up phases. The sessions were conducted with a one day interval.
RESULTS: After the intervention, the Cobb angle was found to be significantly improve (p <.05), while the QOL did not differ (p>.05). The ATR showed decreased trends in the intervention phase. Data points during the intervention and follow-up phases showed a decrease in comparison with data points at the baseline, indicating that Schroth exercise might be effective in reducing the ATR and that these effects can be maintained after the intervention. Cosmetic appearance did not showed changed trends during the Schroth exercise intervention phase.
CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that short term Schroth exercise may be valuable in improving the Cobb angle and ATR in patients with idiopathic scoliosis.
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KEYWORD
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Angle of trunk rotation , Cobb angle , Cosmetic appearance , Idiopathic scoliosis , Schroth exercise
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