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SynthesisClinical rehabilitation2021

Effect of core-based exercise in people with scoliosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Xin Li, Jie Shen, Juping Liang, Xuan Zhou, Yuqi Yang, Dexuan Wang, Shanshan Wang, Lixia Wang, Hong Wang, Qing Du

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Synthesis in Clinical rehabilitation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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23citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Therapeutic exercises for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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  7. Pathogenic mechanisms of adult degenerative scoliosis.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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  10. Feasibility study of core training in knee injury recovery.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xin LiDepartment of Rehabilitation, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4787-1300
Jie ShenSchool of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Juping LiangDepartment of Rehabilitation, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Xuan ZhouDepartment of Rehabilitation, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Yuqi YangShanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Dexuan WangXinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Shanshan WangXinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Lixia WangSchool of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Hong WangShanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Qing DuDepartment of Rehabilitation, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNShanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences · CNShanghai University of Sport · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo systematically assess the effectiveness of core-based exercise for correcting a spinal deformity and improving quality of life in people with scoliosis. DATA SOURCES: The PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and Web of Science databases were searched from inception up to September 30, 2020.

methodsClinical controlled trials were eligible if they compared the effectiveness of core-based exercise to other nonsurgical interventions in people with scoliosis. The revised Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool for randomized trials and the methodological index for non-randomized studies scale were used to assess the risk of bias. The outcomes included the Cobb angle, the angle of trunk rotation and quality of life. RevMan 5.3 was used, and intergroup differences were determined by calculating mean differences (MD) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

resultsAfter screening 1348 studies, nine studies with 325 participants met the inclusion criteria. The exercise group had significantly lower Cobb angles (MD = -2.08, 95% CI: -3.89 to -0.28,

conclusionCore-based exercise may have a beneficial role in reducing the Cobb angle and improving quality of life in people with scoliosis in the short term. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42020160509 (Available at http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/).

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Exercise TherapyExerciseHumansQuality of LifeScoliosisTorsocore-based exercisemeta-analysisScoliosissystematic review

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PMCPMC8076838
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