Effect of physiotherapy on spinal alignment in children with postural defects

• Authors: Anna Zmyślna , Wojciech Kiebzak , Arkadiusz Żurawski , Justyna Pogorzelska , Ireneusz Kotela , Tomasz J. Kowalski , Zbigniew Śliwiński , Grzegorz Śliwiński

Abstracts

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Objectives This paper assesses the effect of neurophysiological rehabilitation in children with postural defects on the depth of thoracic kyphosis, lateral spinal deviation and rotation of spinal motor segments. Material and Methods A total of 201 patients aged 8–15 years old with a postural defect diagnosed by medical examination were enrolled. The analyzed parameters were determined using the DIERS system before the first therapeutic session and after 4 weeks of therapy. The angle of thoracic kyphosis, lateral deviation of the spine and spinal rotation were assessed. The therapy employed techniques associated with the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) and Vojta’s approaches. The results were analyzed separately for both sexes and for patients rehabilitated solely with Vojta’s techniques vs. patients rehabilitated according to combined Vojta’s and PNF techniques. The χ² test was used for statistical analyses, at p < 0.05. Results There was improvement in the angle of thoracic kyphosis, ranging from 0.14 (among boys with kyphosis < 42°) to 5.47 (among girls with kyphosis ≥ 42°), spinal rotation, from 0.37 (among boys with kyphosis ≥ 42°) to 4.33 (among patients with kyphosis ≥ 42° rehabilitated solely according to Vojta’s method), and lateral deviations, ranging from 1.32 mm (among boys with kyphosis < 42°) to 2.99 mm (among patients with kyphosis ≥ 42° rehabilitated solely according to Vojta’s method). Conclusions Neurophysiological rehabilitation of patients with postural defects produced positive effects by improving the angle of thoracic kyphosis, spinal rotation and lateral deviation of the spine. Children with reduced thoracic kyphosis achieved less improvement in the kyphosis angle, lateral spinal deviation and spinal rotation than children with kyphosis ≥ 42°. The DIERS Formetric System enables precise monitoring of therapeutic outcomes. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2019;32(1):25–32

Keywords

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postural defects; PNF; Vojta; DIERS; physiotherapy; rehabilitation

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 32
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 25-32

Dates

published

2019

Contributors

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Anna Zmyślna

• Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Physiotherapy)
• Provincial Integrated Hospital in Kielce, Kielce, Poland (Świętokrzyskie Center for Pediatrics)

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Wojciech Kiebzak

• Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Physiotherapy)
• Provincial Integrated Hospital in Kielce, Kielce, Poland (Świętokrzyskie Center for Pediatrics)

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Arkadiusz Żurawski

• Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Physiotherapy)
• Provincial Integrated Hospital in Kielce, Kielce, Poland (Świętokrzyskie Center for Pediatrics)

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Justyna Pogorzelska

• Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Physiotherapy)
• Provincial Integrated Hospital in Kielce, Kielce, Poland (Świętokrzyskie Center for Pediatrics)

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Ireneusz Kotela

• Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Physiotherapy)

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Tomasz J. Kowalski

• Wye Valley Foundation Trust, Hereford, United Kingdom (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hereford County Hospital)

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Zbigniew Śliwiński

• Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Physiotherapy)
• Rehabilitation Centre, Zgorzelec, Poland

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Grzegorz Śliwiński

• Technical University in Dresden, Dresden, Germany (Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Engineering)

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01314

Biblioteka Nauki

2161989