Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effects of short-term Schroth exercise and traditional Tuina therapy on the Cobb angle, Height, Pain and QOL in idiopathic scoliosis patients.
Methods: Based on this study's inclusion and exclusion criteria, we recruited 20 patients with scoliosis. They were treated at the Puyang Oilfield General Hospital of Henan province, China. Between 2020.02.03 to 2020.03.13, patients were randomly assigned to experiment in two groups. Ten subjects were randomized in the experiment group(EG) and used Schroth exercise, while the other is a control group that used Traditional Chinese Tuina. The intervention is administered three times per week for four weeks.
Results:
The Cobb's angle decrease in the EG group was more statistically significant than that in the CG group was observed. Overall, height increases recorded indicated no significant difference between the groups was observed. Additionally, the EG group's pain VAS score was significantly lower than that of the CG group, and the change of QOL of the EG group was more significant than that of the CG group.
Conclusion: Schroth exercise can be considered a effective clinical approach for scoliosis patients in Cobb's angle, height, pain, and QOL (SRS-22).