Trial reportJournal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions2017
Home-based vibration assisted exercise as a new treatment option for scoliosis - A randomised controlled trial.
Trial report in Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Comparative efficacy of different scoliosis-specific exercise protocols on cobb angle in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Pooled it
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- Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Treatment of idiopathic scoliosis with conservative methods based on exercises: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of Physiotherapy Based on the Rigo Concept and Whole-Body Vibration on Sagittal Spinal Curvatures, Trunk Symmetry, and the Angle of Trunk Rotation in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis with the Conservative Schroth Method: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effect of therapeutic exercises on the progression of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a protocol of a systematic review.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Clinical Application of Custom Neck Collar with Negative Sensory Feedback in Children with Intractable Torticollis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Improving Home-Based Scoliosis Therapy: Findings From a Web-Based Survey.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2023Article
- Review
- Effects of spinal mobilization techniques in the management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis - A meta-analysis.International journal of health sciencesArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of scoliosis specific exercises (SSE) on a side-alternating whole body vibration platform (sWBV) as a home-training program in girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).
methods40 female AIS patients (10-17 years) wearing a brace were randomly assigned to two groups. The intervention was a six months, home-based, SSE program on a sWBV platform five times per week. Exercises included standing, sitting and kneeling. The control group received regular SSE (treatment as usual). The Cobb angle was measured at start and after six months. Onset of menarche was documented for sub-group analysis.
resultsThe major curve in the sWBV group decreased significantly by -2.3° (SD±3.8) (95% CI -4.1 to -0.5; P=0.014) compared to the difference in the control group of 0.3° (SD±3.7) (95% CI -1.5 to 2.2; P=0.682) (P=0.035). In the sWBV group 20% (n=4) improved, 75% (n=15) stabilized and 5% (n=1) deteriorated by ≥5°. In the control group 0% (n=0) improved, 89% (n=16) stabilized and 11% (n=2) deteriorated. The clinically largest change was observed in the 'before-menarche' sub-group.
conclusionsHome-based SSE combined with sWBV for six months counteracts the progression of scoliosis in girls with AIS; the results were more obvious before the onset of the menarche.
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