Nursing journal, Vol. 27 No. 3, 2022.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.11608/sgnj.27.3.3
The effect of conservative treatment of children with scoliosis
Miloš Lazić
; Univerzitet u Sarajevu, Fakultet zdravstvenih studija, Stjepana Tomića 1, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina
Ajša Meholjić
; Panevropski univerzitet „Apeiron“, Fakultet zdravstvenih nauka, Vojvode Pere Krece 13, 78 000 Banja Luka, Bosna i Hercegovina
Aldina Alibegović
; Univerzitet u Sarajevu, Fakultet zdravstvenih studija, Stjepana Tomića 1, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina
Edin Buljugić
; Privatna ordinacija specijaliste fizijatra„Sporticus”- dr. Buljugić, Alipašina 49, 71 000, Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina
Amra Mačak Hadžiomerović
; Univerzitet u Sarajevu, Fakultet zdravstvenih studija, Stjepana Tomića 1, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina
Sažetak
Introduction: Scoliosis is a three-dimensional deformity of the spine that is defined mainly on the basis of lateral curvature of the spine. It is divided into functional and structural scoliosis. Scoliosis can lead to prolonged improper posture, back pain, and breathing problems. Scoliosis relief exercises include muscle strengthening, torso mobilization, machine-assisted auxiliary exercises, electrical stimulation, breathing exercises, and postural corrections, as well as low-impact exercises such as pilates, yoga or tai chi to improve flexibility and the torso.
Methods: The research included the analysis of data obtained from the medical documentation of the first and control findings of physicians specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation. For the research, data were collected on the gender and age structure of the subjects, the type of scoliotic curvature (functional or structural), as well as the localization of scoliosis by spinal segments. All subjects underwent individual physioterapeutic treatment by a physiotherapist for 15 working days, one hour a day, after which they conducted a kinesitherapy program at home for six months (before the check-up). Survey data were obtained in the period from January 2009 to December 2018.
Results: After conservative therapy, scoliosis improved in 132 subjects (66%), while scoliosis did not improve in 68 (34%) subjects. A statistically significantly higher percentage of respondents (73.1%) had an improvement in the clinical picture compared to respondents (58.3%). In subjects with functional scoliosis, a statistically significant improvement in the clinical picture was found (74.4%) compared to subjects with structural scoliosis (14.3%).
Conclusion: The results of the study showed that individual kinesitherapy treatment has a positive effect on the correction of scoliotic curvature. Children who exercise regularly at home, after completing kinesitherapy treatment in a health facility for at least six months, have a higher percentage of improvement in scoliotic curvature compared to children who do not exercise regularly.
Ključne riječi
Scoliosis; children; phisiotherapy
Hrčak ID:
286960
URI
Datum izdavanja:
12.12.2022.
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