Abstract
Purpose: To compare 8 weeks of weekly supervised spinal stabilization exercises with 1-time treatment in participants with low back pain and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Methods: Participants were randomly assigned to the supervised or unsupervised group. Seventeen participants in the supervised group received weekly physical therapy, and 17 participants in the unsupervised group received a 1-time treatment followed by home exercises. Results: Significant between-group differences were found in the Numeric Pain Rating Scale and the Patient-Specific Functional Scale scores after 8 weeks (P <.01), indicating the supervised group had significantly more pain reduction and functional improvements than the unsupervised group. However, no between-group differences were found in back muscle endurance, the revised Oswestry Back Pain Disability Questionnaire scores, or the Global Rating of Change scores. Conclusions: Supervised physical therapy may be more effective than 1-time treatment in reducing pain and improving function in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and low back pain.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 396-402 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Pediatric Physical Therapy |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 25 2015 |
Keywords
- adolescent
- exercise therapy/methods
- female
- human
- low back pain/physiopathology
- low back pain/therapy
- male
- muscle strength/physiology
- pain measurement
- patient education as topic
- physical therapy/methods
- questionnaires
- scoliosis
- self-care
- treatment outcomes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation