[Rehabilitative treatment of idiopathic scoliosis in children and adolescents].
Examination of 1326 children and adolescents revealed physiological asymmetry of neuro-orthopedic status in 57% of the subjects, functional scoliosis in 33%, and structural scoliosis in 4.5%. Only 5.5% of the examined children and adolescents did not show clinical and functional signs of spinal pathology. Treatment with mechanical vibrations (vibro-massage or "swing" therapy), pulsed extremely high frequency (EHF) waves and electrical current yielded good therapeutic effect in cases with idiopathic scoliosis. Specifically, it resulted in a diminished angle of curvature of the spine and improved muscular support of the spine.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D055724:Electrophysiological Phenomena; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009129:Muscle Tonus / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000503:physiopathology; D026201:Musculoskeletal Manipulations / Q000379:methods; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012780:Short-Wave Therapy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome