Meng-Jia You, Ze-Yu Lu, Qing-Yin Xu, Peng-Bo Chen, Bo Li, Sheng-Dan Jiang, Lei-Sheng Jiang, Jun Xia, Xin-Feng Zheng
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercises (PSSE) on coronal, horizontal, and sagittal deformities of the spine in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) as well as how curve severity, intervention duration, and intervention type could modify these effects. DATA SOURCES: Data sources included the PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Scopus databases, searched from their inception to September 5, 2023. STUDY SELECTION: Clinical controlled trials reporting the effects of PSSE on the Cobb angle, angle of trunk rotation (ATR), thoracic kyphosis (TK), or lumbar lordosis (LL) in AIS patients aged 10 to 18 years...
May 6, 2024: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation