The Effect of Scoliosis Angle on Center of Gravity Sway

Abstract

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to verify the effects of idiopathic scoliosis on the human body by comparing the postural balance of adolescents with and without idiopathic scoliosis, to provide basic data for the optimal desirable growth and development of adolescents. [Subjects] The subjects were 128 adolescents diagnosed with scoliosis on X-ray by orthopedists. The subjects were divided into a 10 to 19 degree group, 20 to 29 degree group, and 30 degree and over group according to the degree of scoliosis. For comparison, 15 normal adolescents without orthopedic injury within the last 6 months were selected as a control group. [Methods] As measurement tools, DK2 525R (Dongkang Medical: Korea) was used to measure the Cobb angle and a multifunktional traininggeraete device (MFT, Germany) was used to measure balance. One-way variance of analysis was conducted in order to examine differences among the four groups in left and right balance, forward and backward balance, and overall postural balance, and when there were differences, they were compared in detail using Duncan’s post-hoc test. [Results] The results of scoliosis angle and body mass index (BMI) showed significant differences between the normal group (NG) and the scoliosis groups (GI, G II, G III), but there were no significant differences among the scoliosis groups. The scoliosis groups showed a significantly lower BMI than that of the normal group. In addition, the results of the left/right and the front/rear balance abilities showed significant differences between the normal group and the scoliosis groups. Furthermore, the results of whole body balance ability were showed significant differences between the normal group and the scoliosis groups.

Postural Stability in Adolescent Girls with Progressive Idiopathic Scoliosis

“…No signi cant di erence between scoliotic girls and the controls during double stance was revealed. is nding can be considered surprising in view of other studies which report decreased stability in girls with scoliosis [6,9,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. In those studies, the angle of curvature was smaller (27 ± 6° [6]; 27.2 ± 12.4° [9]; 29.4 ± 9.4° [13]; 13.5 ± 5.5° [14], respectively) comparing to this study (41.7 ± 17.4°).…”

“…However, the groups of healthy and scoliotic girls were matched by weight but not by age, height, and BMI as they were in this study [13]. Park et al (2013) revealed that comparing to healthy controls, the scoliotic teenagers revealed worse postural stability under visual control [19]. at study endorsed di erent methodology, since the participants were asked to shi their body to the speci c targets under visual control while in this study the subjects were instructed to look straight ahead during quiet standing task [16].…”

The effects of backpack loads and spinal stabilization exercises on the dynamic foot pressure of elementary school children with idiopathic scoliosis

“…In other words, this function stabilizes the line of gravity in the entire body by aligning the body based on its external environment 27 , 28 , 29 ) . Morphological changes and a damaged sense of movement, which are related to idiopathic scoliosis, cause problems with balance control 30 , 31 ) . Therefore, exercises may be essential for improving neuromotor control, the stability of physical balance, and respiratory functions 32 , 33 ) .…”

Body Posture and Balance Reactions in Girls and Boys Aged 12-15 Years

“…He found considerable differences between groups; the mean parameters of dynamic balance were worse in girls with hyperkyphosis. In recent years, many researchers have been engaged in posturographic studies in lateral curvatures of the spine (Bruyneel, Chavet, Bollini & Mesure, 2010;Gruber et al, 2011;de Abreu et al, 2012;de Santiago et al, 2013;Park et al, 2013). These researchers indicated significant relationships between balance reactions and postural defects (Pasha et al, 2014;Catanzariti et al, 2014;Gur et al, 2015;Nishida et al, 2016).…”