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The Effect of Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) Enhanced Schroth Method Training on Cobb Angle and Quality of Life in Patients with Scoliosis

Authors :
Kurak, Kemal
Altunhan, Abdullah
Açak, Mahmut
Korkmaz, Mehmet Fatih
Düz, Serkan
Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulu
Source :
Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences. 16:566-570
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Lahore Medical and Dental College, 2022.

Abstract

Aim: Different treatment models are applied in cases that affect the quality of life of individuals with scoliosis. It has been stated that exercise applications, especially used in addition to physical therapy, are effective in the treatment process of patients with scoliosis. In recent years, Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) has been used to increase the performance of athletes. Accordingly, this study was planned to examine the effect of Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) application on scoliosis cobb angle and quality of life in patients with scoliosis. Methods: Twenty-four female scoliosis patients with scoliosis Cobb angle between 250 and 400 in the thoracic region between the ages of 14-26 participated in the study. The patients participating in the study were divided into three different groups as EMS Schroth exercise group (EMSS=8), Schroth exercise group (SE=8) and control group (CG=8). In addition, height, body weight, body mass index (BMI), Cobb angle measurements were taken for each group before and after the study. Scoliosis Research Society 22 scale (SRS-22) was used for these measurements. SPSS 25 statistical package program was used to evaluate the data. Since the data were not normally distributed, Mann Whitney U-test was used for pairwise comparisons. Kruskal Wallis H-tests were used to compare more than two groups. The level of significance was accepted as P

Details

Volume :
16
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....157e50741b6fd10b06ffce165b5a19b4