Effectiveness of physical therapeutic scoliosis exercise (PSSE) intervention for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To systematically evaluate the effects of physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercise (PSSE) on Cobb angle, angle of trunk rotation (ATR) and quality of life (QoL) in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), and to explore the modifying role of exercise period, thereby providing an evidence-based foundation for the clinical optimisation of exercise prescriptions.

Methods

Following PRISMA guidelines, the EMBASE, PubMed, Cochrane Library, and SinoMed databases were searched (up to 15 June 2025) without language restriction; a total of 18 RCTs (involving 1,014 patients with AIS, mean age 13.98 ± 1.81 years) were included. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane RoB 2 (11 low-risk, 7 medium-risk). Standardised mean differences (SMDs) and 95% confiden

SUBMITTER: Jia Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12512391 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature