Journal of Pediatric Care

Current physiotherapy approaches for adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis

Joint Event on 18^th International Conference on Pediatrics Health & 2^nd Edition of International Conference on Adolescent Health & Medicine
August 06-07, 2018 Madrid, Spain

Gozde Yagci

Hacettepe University, Turkey

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Pediatr Care

DOI: 10.21767/2471-805X-C3-012

Abstract

Current Physiotherapy Approaches for Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis: Idiopathic scoliosis is a three-dimensional spinal deformity with an unknown etiology, characterized by the lateral deviation in frontal plane, axial rotation in horizontal plane and abnormal sagittal curvature of the spine. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is present in 2%–4% of children and occurs in 10-year-old children to maturity. Adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis have several problems including altered posture, gait deviations, muscular imbalance, sensory disturbances, balance and postural stability defects, functional limitations, back pain, and negative physico-social and body image effects along with curve progression. To cope with these complications, conservative treatment of AIS involves various bracing and corrective exercise methods. The conservative treatment of AIS has been reported to be aimed at improving curve magnitude, cosmetic appearance, trunk symetry and health-related quality of life. Long-term bracing success rate is 80% for radiographic correction, but bracing cannot address the entire spectrum of musculoskeletal problems. There are several scoliosis-specific exercise methods including Schroth, Lyon method, Dobomed approach, scientific exercise approach to scoliosis (SEAS), and general exercise programs such as yoga and pilates. This abstract has the aim of present current physiotherapy and rehabilitation approaches including different bracing and exercise methods for the rehabilitation of AIS.