Trial reportEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2016
Adults with idiopathic scoliosis improve disability after motor and cognitive rehabilitation: results of a randomised controlled trial.
Trial report in European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03413839 (Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis Specific Exercises As Treatment for Adult Degenerative Scoliosis vs Conventional Physical Therapy Exercises), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis Specific Exercises As Treatment for Adult Degenerative Scoliosis vs Conventional Physical Therapy Exercises
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of Pilates exercises on idiopathic scoliosis: a scoping review of the literature.Spine deformity · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic literature review of spinal brace/orthosis treatment for adults with scoliosis between 1967 and 2018: clinical outcomes and harms data.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Pooled it
- Evaluating the Effectiveness and Technique Composition of Combined Motor Learning and Behavior Change Strategies for Movement Behavior in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Systematic Review.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2026Review
- Improvement After Hardware Removal in Post-Fusion Adult AIS: A Unique 35-Year Case Study Using Schroth-Based Physiotherapy and Bracing.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Nonoperative Treatment of Adult Spinal Deformity: A Comprehensive Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Night-Time Bracing Can Reduce Pain in Adults with Scoliosis: Six-Month Results of a Retrospective Controlled Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Back Pain in Adolescents and Young Adults with Idiopathic Scoliosis-Identifying Factors Associated with Significant Pain-A Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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- Characteristics of baseline frequency data in spinal RCTs do not suggest widespread non-random allocation.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023Article
- Current Knowledge on the Different Characteristics of Back Pain in Adults with and without Scoliosis: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
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- How back pain intensity relates to clinical and psychosocial factors in patients with idiopathic scoliosis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2022Article
- Bracing adults with chronic low back pain secondary to severe scoliosis: six months results of a prospective pilot study.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2021Article
- 3D Quantitative Evaluation of Posture and Spine Proprioceptive Perception Through Instinctive Self-Correction Maneuver in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Article
- Body Posture Defects and Body Composition in School-Age Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Rehabilitation in adult spinal deformity.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2020Review
- Symptomatic adult spinal deformity: implications for treatment and research.Annals of translational medicine · 2020Article
- Surgeon Attitudes Toward Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis-Specific Exercises in Adult Patients With Spinal Deformities.International journal of spine surgery · 2019Article
- Outcome of surgery for degenerative lumbar scoliosis: an observational study using the Swedish Spine register.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2018Observational
- Schroth physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercises for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: how many patients require treatment to prevent one deterioration? - results from a randomized controlled trial - "SOSORT 2017 Award Winner".Scoliosis and spinal disorders · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the effects of motor and cognitive rehabilitation on disability in adults with idiopathic scoliosis at lower risk of progression.
methods130 adults with idiopathic scoliosis (main curve <35°) were randomly assigned to a 20-week rehabilitation programme consisting of active self-correction, task-oriented exercises and cognitive-behavioural therapy (experimental group, 65 subjects, mean age of 51.6, females 48) or general physiotherapy consisting of active and passive mobilizations, stretching, and strengthening exercises of the spinal muscles (control group, 65 subjects, mean age of 51.7, females 46). Before, at the end, and 12 months after treatment, each participant completed the Oswestry disability index (ODI) (primary outcome), the Tampa scale for kinesiophobia, the pain catastrophizing scale, a pain numerical rating scale, and the Scoliosis Research Society-22 Patient Questionnaire. Radiological (Cobb angle) and clinical deformity (angle of trunk rotation) changes were also investigated. A linear mixed model for repeated measures was used for each outcome.
resultsSignificant effects of time, group, and time by group interaction were found for all outcome measures (P < 0.001). After training, the primary outcome showed a clinically significant between-group change (12 % points), which was preserved at follow-up. At follow-up, the radiological deformities showed a significant, although not clinically meaningful, between-group difference of 4° in favour of the experimental group.
conclusionThe experimental programme was superior to general physiotherapy in reducing disability of adults with idiopathic scoliosis. Motor and cognitive rehabilitation also led to improvements in dysfunctional thoughts, pain, and quality of life. Changes were maintained for at least 1 year.
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