Comparative Study of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Treatment by Rpg And Pilates Methods

• Autor(a) principal: Segura, Dora de Castro Agulhon
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: Nascimento, Fabiano Carlos do, Chiossi, Carlos Alexandre, Silva, Manoel Américo Alves da, Guilherme, Juliane Honório, Santos, Jeniffer Vilar
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Pesquisa (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/1813
• topic: Scoliosis; Treatment; Pilates Method; Global Posture Reeducation.; Escoliose; Método Pilates; Reeducação Postural Global.

Scoliosis is defined as a lateral deviation of the spine, with 80% of idiopathic cases. Slight curvature degrees occur in up to 20% of teenagers, but the likelihood of deviation progression is higher in females. Several techniques are recommended for recovery, such as the Global Posture Reeducation and the Pilates Method, with excellent results. Current analysis compares the clinical evolution evaluated by Cobb’s angle and by the visual analogical scale for pain in 16 female patients, between 10 and 16-years old, diagnosed with thorax-lumbar idiopathic scoliosis with an abnormal angle ranging between 10° and 20°. Females were divided into two groups: one underwent GPR technique by the sitting and frog-in-the-air posture, during approximately 45 minutes per session; the other group underwent the Pilates method with Spine Stretch Forward exercises, swimming, leg pull front, front leg pull (change), leg pull back, one leg up-down and rolling back, with sets of 10 repetitions, for 40 minutes per session. Both techniques were undertaken twice a week and totaled 20 sessions. Statistical analysis was performed by calculating the mean and analysis of differences by Student’s t test. Since results showed a significant improvement in reducing pain level and scoliosis curve in both techniques, the methods were recommended for the conservative treatment of scoliosis.