title: The effect of aerobic training in girls with idiopathic scoliosis.
abstract: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of aerobic training in girls with idiopathic scoliosis, in selective respiratory parameters (VC, FVC, FEV1, FEV1/VC% FEV1/FVC) as well as the ability to perform aerobic work (PWC170). The training group consisted of 20 young girls with a mean age of 13.5 +/- 0.16 years. They wore a Boston-type brace for a mean period of 0.30 +/- 0.04 years and suffered from a scoliotic curve (27.4 +/- 1.9 degrees). They followed a two-month training program on the cycloergometer. Each training session lasted 30 min and was performed four times a week. The control group consisted of 20 girls with a mean age of 13.6 +/- 0.18 years and they wore the same type of brace for a mean period of 0.24 +/- 0.04 years. They also suffered from a scoliosis (29.5 +/- 1.8 degrees). The results of the study revealed that aerobic training sustained (VC, FEV1, FEV1/VC) or improved significantly (FVC, FEV1/FVC) the parameters of pulmonary function, while the respective parameters (VC, FVC) for the control group were reduced during the two-month period. The ability to perform aerobic work increased 48.1% (P < 0.01) in the training group, while it decreased 9.2% (P < 0.01) in the control group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychical Education and Sports Science, University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Athanasopoulos
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Paxinos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tsafantakis
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zachariou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatziconstantinou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*