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ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Schroth Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis-Specific Exercise (PSSE) Trials-Systematic Review of Methods and Recommendations for Future Research.

Sanja Schreiber, Daniel Whibley, Emily C Somers

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Review in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sanja SchreiberDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8231-5131
Daniel WhibleyDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Emily C SomersDepartments of Internal Medicine, Environmental Health Sciences and Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5234-3978
University of Michigan · USUniversity of Alberta · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Schroth method is a non-operative treatment for scoliosis and kyphosis, used standalone or as an adjunct to bracing. While supporting evidence for its effectiveness is emerging, methodologic standardization and rigor are equivocal. Thus, we aimed to systematically review methods of published Schroth physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercise (PSSE) trials and provide guidance for future research. We searched six databases for randomized controlled trials (RCT) and non-randomized studies of interventions (NRSIs) investigating the effect of Schroth in children and adults with scoliosis or kyphosis. General characteristics, methodological approaches, treatment protocols, and outcomes reporting were analyzed. Risk of bias (RoB) was assessed using an adapted Cochrane RoB2 tool for RCTs and ROBINS-I for NRSI. Eligible studies (

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data reportingexercise therapyexercise trialsphysiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercises (PSSE)research designSchroth method

Identifiers

PMID37371186
PMCPMC10297476
OpenAlexW4378574237

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