ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025
Effect of acupuncture and massage on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and pain severity.
Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07459400 (The Effect of Peloidotherapy on Pain and Quality of Life in Young Adult Individuals With Scoliosis Undergoing Physiotherapy Scoliosis-Specific Exercises), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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The Effect of Peloidotherapy on Pain and Quality of Life in Young Adult Individuals With Scoliosis Undergoing Physiotherapy Scoliosis-Specific Exercises (PSSE)
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Electroacupuncture-augmented breaststroke vs. breaststroke alone for mild AIS: superior correction in a retrospective cohort.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Efficacy of traditional Chinese massage therapy combined with Schroth therapy in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- The traditional Chinese medicine manipulation combined with Schroth exercises for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objective: To explore the impact of acupuncture and massage on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and its influence on pain degree. Methods: One hundred and sixteen adolescent patients with idiopathic scoliosis treated from January 2021 to December 2023 were chosen to be the study objects, followed by dividing into control group and observation group. The control group received brace correction combined posture training. The observation group received traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) acupuncture and bone-setting massage treatment. The Cobb Angle, degree of pain, therapeutic effect, quality of life, incidence of adverse reactions and spinal function were compared in 2 groups. Results: After therapy, the Cobb Angle value and VAS score were declined in 2 groups, and those in the observation group presented lower when comparing with the control group ( Conclusion: Acupuncture and massage can promote the clinical treatment effect, reduce the degree of pain, promote Cobb Angle recovery, promote the quality of life and improve the spinal function of AIS.
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