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. 2018 Aug 1;116(4):e582-e589.
doi: 10.5546/aap.2018.eng.e582.

Effects of corrective, therapeutic exercise techniques on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. A systematic review

[Article in English, Spanish]
Luis Ceballos Laita  1 , Cristina Tejedor Cubillo  2 , Teresa Mingo Gómez  2 , Sandra Jiménez Del Barrio  2
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Effects of corrective, therapeutic exercise techniques on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. A systematic review

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Luis Ceballos Laita et al. Arch Argent Pediatr. .
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Abstract
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The objective of this study was to determine the effects of corrective, therapeutic exercise techniques on subjects with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. A systematic review was conducted by searching the Cochrane Library Plus, Pubmed, PEDro, and SCOPUS databases. Studies in patients diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis that considered corrective, therapeutic exercise as an independent outcome measure and symptoms, functional capacity, Cobb's angle and/or other angles or body asymmetries as dependent outcome measures were included. A total of 9 controlled clinical trials that carried out corrective, therapeutic exercise were included. Corrective, therapeutic exercise appears to have positive effects by reducing symptoms and improving function, as well as various angles and body asymmetries. However, further studies with better methodological quality are required to confirm these outcomes and determine the best therapeutic exercise intervention.

El objetivo del estudio fue determinar los efectos de las técnicas de ejercicio terapéutico correctivo en sujetos con escoliosis idiopática del adolescente. Se realizó una revisión sistemática realizando búsquedas en Biblioteca Cochrane Plus, Pubmed, PEDro y SCOPUS. Se incluyeron estudios de pacientes con diagnóstico de escoliosis idiopática del adolescente, que consideraron, como variable independiente, ejercicio terapéutico correctivo y, como variables dependientes, síntomas, capacidad funcional, ángulo de Cobb y/u otros ángulos o asimetrías corporales. Se incluyeron un total de 9 ensayos clínicos controlados que utilizaron ejercicio terapéutico correctivo. El ejercicio terapéutico correctivo parece tener efectos positivos en la disminución de síntomas, mejora de la función y mejora de diferentes ángulos y asimetrías corporales. Sin embargo, son necesarios estudios con mejor calidad metodológica para confirmar estos resultados y determinar la mejor intervención mediante ejercicio terapéutico.

Keywords: adolescent; applied kinesiology; scoliosis.

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