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http://dx.doi.org/10.13066/kspm.2021.16.3.89

Effect of Coordinative Locomotor Training on Spine Appearance and Quality of Life in Patients with Idiopathic Scoliosis: Single Subject Study  

Kim, Jin-Cheol (Department of Physical Therapy, City Hospital)
Oh, Eun-Ju (Department of Occupational Therapy, Donga University of Health)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine / v.16, no.3, 2021 , pp. 89-97 More about this Journal
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study examined the effects of coordinative locomotor training on the spine appearance and quality of life of patients with idiopathic scoliosis. METHODS: This study included two patients with idiopathic scoliosis: one with a thoracic and lumbar type scoliosis and the other with thoracic type scoliosis. The study design was a single case study (A-B-A'), with a baseline-intervention/phase-post-intervention. The baseline (A) was designed and measured five times, intervention phase (B) ten times, and post-intervention (A') five times. The coordinative locomotor training program was divided into 10 minutes of warm-up exercise, 30 minutes of the main exercise, and 10 minutes of the finishing exercise, for 50 minutes each time. The primary outcome measurements were measured using the Cobb's angle, Adam's test, and Gait view pro 2.0 to determine the changes in the spine appearance. The secondary outcome measurements were compared before and after using the SRS-22 questionnaire to determine the quality of life of the scoliosis patients. A statistical test analyzed the mean and standard deviation, and the rate of change was presented by a visual analysis method using descriptive statistics and graphs. RESULTS: The findings showed that the spine appearance and quality of life of the two subjects were improved compared to the baseline measurements during the intervention phase, and the improved state was maintained during the post-intervention period. CONCLUSION: These findings indicate that coordinative locomotor training may help improve the spine appearance and quality of life of patients with idiopathic scoliosis.
Keywords
Coordinative locomotor training; Idiopathic scoliosis; Quality of life; Spine appearance;
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