The effect of 12 weeks of corrective exercises on respiratory indices in adolescent girls with idiopathic scoliosis

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Physical education and sport science faculty-Tehran university-Tehran-Iran

2 Health and Sport Rehabilitation, sports science and Health faculty, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

10.22084/rsr.2024.28850.1726

Abstract

Aim: In addition to the skeletal system, scoliosis has a negative effect on other body systems, including the muscular and respiratory systems. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of 12 weeks of corrective exercises on respiratory indices in girls with idiopathic scoliosis.

Method: In this semi-experimental study, 20 adolescent girls in the age range of 11-17 years were selected purposefully based on the criteria for entering the research and were randomly divided into two experimental groups (10 people) and control (10 people). In the pre-test, respiratory parameters were measured using a gas analyzer. Then, the experimental group performed the corrective exercise protocol for 12 weeks, and the control group did not perform any specific exercises for 12 weeks. After 12 weeks, a post-test similar to the pre-test was performed and data were collected. Finally, the subjects' data were analyzed using SPSS 22 software and Shapirowilk statistical tests, one-way covariance and paired t-test.

Results: The results of the paired t-test showed that in the experimental group, both FVC and FEV1 indicators increased significantly in the post-test compared to the pre-test. While there was no significant difference in the control group. Also, the results showed that in the post-test there was a significant difference in both FVC and FEV1 indices between the experimental and control groups (p ≤ 0.05).

Conclusion: According to the results, it seems that a combination of different exercise approaches can improve respiratory indices in adolescent girls with idiopathic scoliosis.

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Journal for Research in Sport Rehabilitation

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 26 November 2024

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