ArticleScoliosis and spinal disorders2016
Adolescents with and without idiopathic scoliosis have similar self-reported level of physical activity: a cross-sectional study.
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- Protective and risk physical activities for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review identifying one-hour daily activity threshold and Chinese school-based prevention framework.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Pooled it
- Correlation between physical activity and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Pooled it
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- Association of physical activity and sedentary time with scoliosis screening positive in Chinese primary and secondary school students: a cohort study in Shanghai.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The Impact of Physical Activity on Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Associations of physical activity and screen time with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2023Article
- Respiratory function, functional capacity, and physical activity behaviours in children and adolescents with scoliosis.The Journal of international medical research · 2020Article
- Association between physical activity and scoliosis: a prospective cohort study.International journal of epidemiology · 2019Article
- The comparison of the results after spinal fusion with or without iliac screw insertion in the treatment of neuromuscular scoliosis.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2018Article
- Feasibility online survey to estimate physical activity level among the students studying professional courses: a cross-sectional online survey.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundLittle is known about physical activity levels in individuals with idiopathic scoliosis. The aim of this study was to describe the level of physical activity in adolescents with and without idiopathic scoliosis.
methodsTwo hundred thirty-nine adolescents, median (25th, 75th percentile) age 16.0 (14.4, 17.6) with idiopathic scoliosis and 58 randomly recruited population-based individuals without scoliosis aged 14.6 (12.8, 16.3) participated. The 239 idiopathic scoliosis patients consisted of 88 untreated, 43 previously braced, 36 with ongoing brace-treatment and 72 surgically treated individuals. Main outcome measure was the proportion achieving at least moderate activity level, as estimated by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire short form (IPAQ-SF). Other outcome measures were Metabolic Equivalent Task (MET) minutes/week, time spent sitting, spare time activity level and sporting activities. Statistical analyses were adjusted for age and sex.
resultsThe proportion of individuals with scoliosis with moderate activity level was 180 out of 239 (75 %) and for individuals without scoliosis 49 out of 58 (85 %) (p = 0.14). Median MET-minutes/week (25th,75th percentile) was for individuals with scoliosis scoliosis 1977 (840,3777) and for individuals without scoliosis 2120 (887,4598) (p = 0.11). Sporting activities did not differ (p = 0.28). The ongoing brace-treatment group had a significantly higher proportion of individuals categorizing themselves at high spare time activity level compared to the surgically treated and previously braced individuals (p = 0.046). No difference was seen between the treatment groups regarding the proportion achieving moderate activity (p = 0.11) and sporting activities (p = 0.20). Median MET minutes/week was 2160 (794,3797) for the untreated group, 989 (661,2706) for the previously braced group, 2055 (1010, 4026) for the surgery group and 2106 (990,4480) for the ongoing brace-treatment group (p = 0.031).
conclusionAdolescents with idiopathic scoliosis show similar levels of self-reported physical activity as individuals without idiopathic scoliosis. Bracing and surgery do not appear to inhibit physical activity.
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