The effectiveness of selected mobilization techniques in the treatment of the secondary effects of scoliosis

Edward Saulicz, Elżbieta Juszczak, Ger P. Plaatsman

Edward Saulicz, Elżbieta Juszczak, Ger P. Plaatsman – The effectiveness of selected mobilization techniques in the treatment of the secondary effects of scoliosis. Fizjoterapia Polska 2001; 1(3); 243-247

Abstract

Three groups of children and youth with clinical signs of first-degree scoliosis were studied. The range of active movements in the shoulder and hip joints and in the lumbar and thoracic segments of the evaluated twice – once before rehabilitation was commenced (baseline examination) and again after the predetermined rehabilitation period was completed (outcome examination). During the period that elapsed between the baseline and outcome examinations, all the girls and boys from both groups received a three-week cycle of rehabilitation, three 45-minute sessions per week. The entire procedure was supplemented by an individually realized program of home rehabilitation. In experimental group A, some active mobilization exercises (automobilization) were added to this rehabilitation program. In experimental group B, however, corrective procedures were supplemented by passive mobilization of particular spinal segments from Th1 to L5. The three-week rehabilitation cycle made as essential contribution to significant improvement in the mobility of the majority of the analyzed movements in all the observation groups. Better outcomes were observed in groups where passive or active spinal mobilization was performed.

Key words:
Scoliosis, active mobilization, passive mobilization
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