Digital Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis-Specific Exercises for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The effectiveness of a training support program of individually tailored physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercises (PSSEs) delivered via a digital care system is unclear.

Objective

To determine the effectiveness of a digital care program in which patients receive PSSE supervision and guidance via the Healbone Intelligent Rehabilitation System and educational videos compared with a conventional intervention involving 3 treatment sessions conducted by qualified physiotherapists at outpatient clinics or specialized orthopedic institutions and unsupervised home-based PSSE training.

Design, setting, and participants

This randomized clinical trial recruited patients aged 9 to 17 years from Peking Union Medical College Hospital in Beijing, China, who had adol

SUBMITTER: Yuan W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11836762 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature